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On 2024-05-13 17:08, Andrew wrote:
> Jolly Roger wrote on 13 May 2024 21:00:10 GMT :
> 
>> Now do Android, since this is a smartphone newsgroup.
> 
> Samsung and Google both have 7 years of full support, Jolly Roger.
>   *Samsung Extends Android and Security Updates to 7 Years*
>   <https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/samsung-extends-android-and-security-updates-to-7-years/>
>   "Samsung phones now come backed with seven years' worth of
>    security updates and seven generations of OS upgrades."

Seven years of security and OS upgrades is a big jump up from the five 
years of security and four years of OS updates in last year's Galaxy S23 
models.
> 
>   *Google just put Apple and Samsung on notice - 7 years of software updates*
>   <https://www.tomsguide.com/opinion/google-pixel-8-software-updates>
>   "That support covers everything, including full Android updates,
>    the regular Pixel feature drops and security updates."
> 
> Don't you ever wonder why iOS is the most exploited phone OS in history?
>   <https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog>
> 
> Do you think it might be because Apple only fully supports one release?

But the fully support putting the latest release on older iPhones for 
nearly as long as that...