We have reached a point in which huge steps in hardware improvements is not a thing, hence my question. Or maybe they can but companies want us to pay money to get the latest OS and new features?
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In most cases there’s zero reason why they can’t be updated. The manufacturers simply choose not to, as part of the plan for each model is to have it have the shortest lifespan possible so we can create more e-waste by buying more devices to line the greedy pockets of the slime bag companies who perpetuate this behavior.
It’s a big part of why the planet and everything on it is in the process of dying.
Microsoft is now starting to do the same thing with Windows and PC’s.
And once they started figuring out that people would continue using their old phones as long as possible even after the software updates had stopped, they turned to making lithium ion batteries intentionally less robust so that they would fail early and potentially render the hardware useless more quickly. Only problem with that is that lithium ion batteries can swell and become fire and explosion hazards, so they are essentially putting our lives at risk to force us to buy new hardware more often.
It’s amazing how I still have some old tablets from like 10 years ago with zero battery swelling, and the batteries still charge fine and hold a charge even when left in a drawer for many months unused. But a modern smartphone battery will start to swell in just a few years, and degrade to the point where the runtime is so short that it becomes almost unusable. It’s all by design.
Get used to it, because it’s not going to stop.
The answer is simple. The manufacturers have no reason to compile hardware drivers for old hardware. If they do that, nobody will buy their newer models.
This can’t be fixed without regulations.
Even in a scenario, there is no work required other than changing some flags, they wouldn’t do it because they want to keep selling newer phones.
There are examples of companies trying their best, though. Fairphone 3 that came with android 9 was updated all the way to 13 and maybe they’ll update more.
The answer is simple. The manufacturers have no reason to compile hardware drivers for old hardware. If they do that, nobody will buy their newer models.
This can’t be fixed without regulations.
Even in a scenario, there is no work required other than changing some flags, they wouldn’t do it because they want to keep selling newer phones.
There are examples of companies trying their best, though. Fairphone 3 that came with android 9 was updated all the way to 13 and maybe they’ll update more.
Companies don’t want to and have no reason to
Hop on XDA and you’ll find up to date firmware for pretty much any device
Companies don’t want to and have no reason to
Hop on XDA and you’ll find up to date firmware for pretty much any device
Planned obsolescence is baked into almost all enterprise hardware and software design, on purpose. It is a core principle when designing consumer devices, specifically to make you spend $$ you don’t need to.
It’s almost never lack of computing power, it’s almost never lack of storage, it’s NEVER “security” (this is the single biggest joke of an excuse all the manufacturers trot out because it sounds scary). they want to sell you a new device you may not need, and if you won’t do it, they will force you to do it.
Planned obsolescence is baked into almost all enterprise hardware and software design, on purpose. It is a core principle when designing consumer devices, specifically to make you spend $$ you don’t need to.
It’s almost never lack of computing power, it’s almost never lack of storage, it’s NEVER “security” (this is the single biggest joke of an excuse all the manufacturers trot out because it sounds scary). they want to sell you a new device you may not need, and if you won’t do it, they will force you to do it.
Planned obsolescence is baked into almost all enterprise hardware and software design, on purpose. It is a core principle when designing consumer devices, specifically to make you spend $$ you don’t need to.
It’s almost never lack of computing power, it’s almost never lack of storage, it’s NEVER “security” (this is the single biggest joke of an excuse all the manufacturers trot out because it sounds scary). they want to sell you a new device you may not need, and if you won’t do it, they will force you to do it.
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