Asking because… On one hand I do see smartphones being released left-and-right, and they are rather integral to modern life
On the other hand I’m still chugging alone with my Pixel 6a that I bought 3 years ago with a replaced battery and a somewhat clogged charging port… and all my previous phones I only replaced when they have serious deficits that make them difficult to use
Wondering when you all replace phones. Please definitely mention it too if you ended up repurposing the old phone for something else
I’d say about every 7 years, or older. Using custom roms, it’s possible to keep a phone up-to-date for a while, or even to escape google services (on android, of course) using MicroG. Personally, I use /e/os, which has all that built in (including a tracker blocker). It is very neat.
https://e.foundation/e-os/
Do you know if banking apps work with this? Last time I looked into it which was a long time ago now they didnt
I download my banking app from the huawei app store, which works flawlessy.
Unfortunately I don’t know, as I’ve never used banking apps (I manage sensitive informations from my computer, which feels safer to me), but I hope somebody else will be able to answer that question!