• paddirn@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    You F’ing bastards. My watch still works fine, has anything really changed from when the 4 came out that they can’t keep supporting it?

    • LethalSmack@lemmy.world
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      7 months ago

      This is not just an Apple thing. Planned obsolescence via stopping software support is an issue across the entire industry.

      iPhones generally get 7 years of security updates. Only 4ish for major updates though

      Samsungs get 5 years of security updates

      Huawei also has 5 years

      Samsung watches only get 4 years of support.

      Pixel watches get 3 years of support

      The Apple Watch 4 came out in 2018 and is losing software updates after 6 years.

      My point is this is an issue across the board and needs addressed across the board.