That is definitely true. Once the vendor stops putting up those patches, it does become quite problematic. So as long as you keep your Android up to date as best as you can and primarily use open source software and ad blockers, you should be alright in most cases.
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Salix@sh.itjust.works 2 months agoDo note that although custom ROMs helps provides OS updates, it does not help with any firmware updates to your phone parts as those are vendor released, and once they stop providing updates, it is no longer secure
I have a OnePlus 3T (2016) that is running Android 11 custom ROM. I use it mainly for some games and browsing. I would never use it as my main phone though. Don’t want to risk all of my info/data on there.
shortwavesurfer@monero.town 2 months ago
erwan@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
When you say “it’s no longer secure”, can you point to an actual vulnerability on older hardware and what the exploits are?
We keep hearing how unpatched phones are not secure but I’d like to hear more about what the actual risk is.
Millions of people use older phones that haven’t been updated for years, yet it seems to me that scams are more about social engineering than exploiting software vulnerabilities on phones.
Salix@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
You might like this website! It’s quite an interesting website to go through :)
www.cvedetails.com
Though to be fair, majority of every day people probably aren’t getting hacked.
BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Right?
Show me some stats where this is demonstrated to be a problem.
I run OLD versions - current phone is Android 9.
I’ve had 10x more problems caused by system updates than anything else, let alone “being insecure”.