There will be a longer support period for some upcoming phones, with an announcement that some of them will get four major updates and five years of security updates. The company did not give an answer about which of its phones would benefit from the extended support period.
The length of support has varied between devices but, in general, has started to lag behind what other manufacturers offer. Three major OS version upgrades and four years of security updates are included in the price of the OnePlus 10T and OnePlus 10 Pro. The company has only committed to one OS upgrade for the affordableNord N300 and two years of security updates.
In February, it was announced that its latest flagship phones would get four generations of Android OS upgrades, as well as lengthy support promises, and the same month, it was also announced that its mid-range phone would get similar support promises. Five years of security updates will be given to the flagship Pixel phones, as well as major updates to the operating system for the other two phones.
Regardless of what its competitors are offering, four years of OS upgrades and five years of security patches is a good thing for people buying a phone from the company. It's a win for the environment if phones are kept usable for longer and less devices need to be recycled or thrown away.
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