i thought it was more about making the older models shittier with updates. like apple limiting battery capacity, samsung slowing down and removing features, etc. i had s22u and it had tons of customization, you could put a calendar or a gif in the AOD but suddenly they removed it all, you could only change the color of the clock.
It’s new devices coming onto the market. So if they existed before June but they are still being sold, the rules do not apply to them. But new models that are coming out now have to have software support.
The EU has already noticed. Manufacturers have to provide software updates for five years, for all new devices since June.
i thought it was more about making the older models shittier with updates. like apple limiting battery capacity, samsung slowing down and removing features, etc. i had s22u and it had tons of customization, you could put a calendar or a gif in the AOD but suddenly they removed it all, you could only change the color of the clock.
What does “new device” mean?
It’s new devices coming onto the market. So if they existed before June but they are still being sold, the rules do not apply to them. But new models that are coming out now have to have software support.
Yeah that’s what I thought. That’s the language companies use in the U.S. anyway.
A device that isn’t old? 🤷🏻
My understanding of the message in the OP is that phone companies are making phones suck after 2 years using updates that make the phone slower, etc.
… Y’know, like Apple did a few years back.
And meanwhile Apple has been providing 6+ years of FULL updates for over a decade
But they’re the bad guys?
Not the point, but they’re the bad guys for other reasons. Walled garden, bad repairability etc. Their update policy is really solid, though.
yes