cross-posted from: https://kbin.social/m/[email protected]/t/445850
Microsoft is done supporting the original Surface Duo, three years after it first launched on September 10. The company has stated from the very start that the Surface Duo would receive just three years of OS updates, meaning today is the last day that Microsoft has to stay true to its word.
Going forward, Microsoft will no longer ship new OS updates or security patches for the original Surface Duo, meaning Android 12L is the last version of the OS it will ever officially receive. Surface Duo only ever got two major OS updates, one shy of the average three that most high-end flagship Android devices get these days.
Like I said before, I will never stop making fun of the Juicero of Android phones.
Because most people don’t care about getting years and years of updates since most people upgrade their phones every few years anyway.
Also a phone doesn’t become e-waste when it stops getting version and security updates, especially with android since so much of the system is updated through the play store. Realistically as long as you keep your apps up to date and don’t install dodgy third party apps off the web you’ll be fine for 5+ years after a device stops getting updates.