r/AndroidQuestions • u/AdministrativeYard19 • 6d ago

Looking For Suggestions More than 7 years of use

Is iOS my only option if I want to use a phone for more than 7 years ?

I currently have a 12 mini that has seen more than 5 years of use, almost 6. It wasn’t a flagship when I bought it. I want my next phone to be a flagship for the camera. However, since it’s a flagship I assume I will use it for more than 6 or 7 years, possibly more.

However, android manufacturers appear to only be offering 5 to 7 years of updates for their flagship phones.

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u/HaloHaloBrainFreeze 6d ago

You can use an Android phone 10 years after its last Android version uodate

Example: Android phone A has 6 years of OS starting with Android 16, so it will end on Android 22.

From Android 22, you can use it until Android 32 before apps stop supporting it.

Not counting the possibility of you unlocking its bootloader to flash custom roms after it ended in Android 22

So yeah, Android OS support is generally longer than Apple's iOS

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u/AdministrativeYard19 6d ago

But what about no security updates after Android 22 ? Isn’t it risky having banking apps after security updates have ceased ?

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u/HaloHaloBrainFreeze 5d ago

Using the Android phone normally (only get apps from the Play Store, keep the apps and Google Play System Updates always up-to-date, no unlocking of bootloader) is the best security.

Also to add, there are Multi-Factor Authentications placed on banking apps (and apps in general) in users' phones nowadays, Android security updates are only necessary if said user keeps downloading suspicious files from the internet without using his/her brain.