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X-post: Better understanding and mitigating the risks of using a phone that no longer receives system updates

lemmy.ca Better understanding and mitigating the risks of using a phone that no longer receives system updates - Lemmy.ca

Too many perfectly usable phones are put into a questionable security situation by lack of vendor support for keeping key software up to date. But what’s the actual risk of using an Android phone on a stock ROM without updates? What’s the attack surface? It seems like most things that’d contact pote...

Crosspost of an ongoing thread over at !android@lemdro.id

Some interesting discussions on the trade-off between security and being able to use your aging Android for a little while longer.

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