Comment on What android phones do you recommend and why?
rufus@discuss.tchncs.de 8 months agoMmh, I also just use my card, I think Google Pay is one of the very few things that don’t work if you installed the Google services.
So. I Android 14 available in the Beta Channel? 2 weeks ago they said they needed an additional developer for that…
FutileRecipe@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Beta? GrapheneOS has had stable Android 14 since 08 October. Check out the changelog: grapheneos.org/releases#stable-channel
rufus@discuss.tchncs.de 8 months ago
It says Android 13
TQ3A.230805.001.2023100300
(Pixel 4a Sunfish)
FutileRecipe@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Well, if you read the release page (which you pointed out) it does say:
Like I said, Android 14 is out, it’s just not out (and might not ever be out) for an EoL device. The 4a lost Google support 2ish months ago, and GOS even says you shouldn’t use it. Sounds like the perfect time to upgrade to the 8, which has MTE support (which eliminates 70% of CVEs and has 7 years support. endoflife.date/pixel
rufus@discuss.tchncs.de 8 months ago
Ah, thx. You all got me confused a bit, because someone claimed the 4a had Android 14 available. But I see that was a different comment.
Thanks for the advice. But I’m not upgrading to a Pixel 8. It’s in a whole different price category and my 4a is still fine. I’m kinda against wasting my electronics every few years just because we have fast moving electronics economics. Maybe I can find some other aftermarket Android at some point before they drop support completely on GrapheneOS.