Android Phone and your current security patch?

[ebilcake]

Need to set a policy in terms minimum level for access, curious what what be reasonable level without excluding a lot of older devices.

 

[Orcvader]

I would imagine it's going to be a lot more biased on these forums compared to more "casual" users. Personally I would say 3 years but based on family/friends, 5 years is more reasonable.

 

[ebilcake]

I would imagine it's going to be a lot more biased on these forums compared to more "casual" users. Personally I would say 3 years but based on family/friends, 5 years is more reasonable.

I was originally thinking 3-6 months, but already had a lot of people complain who have phones that havent seen updates in over three years, I love Android, but it is a PITA sometimes.

 

[Orcvader]

I was originally thinking 3-6 months, but already had a lot of people complain who have phones that havent seen updates in over three years, I love Android, but it is a PITA sometimes.

Considering a lot of cheap brand phones don't even get proper timely monthly updates, 3-6 months is way too short. Google has done a lot of work to make it easier to roll out these updates, and even decoupling some as part of Play services security updates, but deeper level stuff still requires the manufacturer themselves to do the work.

 

[Efour]

I'm amazed if any phone does more than 2 years or 1 maybe 2 os upgrades. That's flagships only.

Budgets... Any update amazes me

 

[Rroff]

Loads of people I work with are still using phones from 2016 onwards many of which haven't had any serious OS/security updates in years.

Amongst the phones I use I still have my Galaxy Note 4 in use :s though mostly using 2020 stuff. I really struggle to find something which comprehensively replaces the Note 4 unfortunately due to a seeming fanaticism in phasing out things like plain, sensible aspect ratio, screens without silly edges, curves, notches or embedded camera pinholes, etc., 3.5mm jack, replaceable battery (interestingly the EU is voting to ban non-end user replaceable batteries in phones), etc. etc.