It's lowkey insane that the 5S (a phone released in 2013 is still receiving critical security updates.
The update is available for the iPad Air, the iPad mini 2, and iPad mini 3, as well as the 6th gen iPod touch, iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, and iPhone 6 Plus. All of these devices were dropped from support with iOS 13, but Apple has continued to update them with important security fixes since then. This marks the first time Apple has released a new version of iOS 12 since last September.
It's lowkey insane that the 5S (a phone released in 2013 is still receiving critical security updates.
I just pulled out my Samsung Galaxy S5 from 2014, popped postmarketOS on it, and its now my low-power server. Before I did though, I took it for a spin with a recent port of LineageOS. There's no...
I just pulled out my Samsung Galaxy S5 from 2014, popped postmarketOS on it, and its now my low-power server.
Before I did though, I took it for a spin with a recent port of LineageOS. There's no reason that we need the sort of device churn in the mobile space the way PCs did circa 1995.
If you need a smartphone for telephony, emails, a chat program or two, watch some videos, and a camera...phones from that era are still plenty capable. And I forgot how much I missed being able to just use my S5 as my universal remote.
Unlocked bootloaders and open source drivers means hardware never needs to die. People are still pumping out firmware for the Linksys WRT54G, almost 20 years later.
I’m sure there are still tons of those devices still being used, either by someone who just doesn’t want to update to a newer phone or can’t afford newer devices. You can get them dirt cheap and...
I’m sure there are still tons of those devices still being used, either by someone who just doesn’t want to update to a newer phone or can’t afford newer devices. You can get them dirt cheap and if you just need access to basic apps, a 5S is more than good enough.
An elderly relative of mine keeps purchasing new or refurbished 5s' when hers die because she already knows the phone and mostly just wants it for calls and emails. No need for the new hotness, or...
An elderly relative of mine keeps purchasing new or refurbished 5s' when hers die because she already knows the phone and mostly just wants it for calls and emails. No need for the new hotness, or even the recent lukewarm.
My dad is currently on an iPhone 7 Plus and whenever they stop providing security updates (it won’t get iOS 16), I would definitely buy him an older, used phone because he doesn’t need even the...
My dad is currently on an iPhone 7 Plus and whenever they stop providing security updates (it won’t get iOS 16), I would definitely buy him an older, used phone because he doesn’t need even the power of an iPhone X.
Isn’t that what the iPhone SE is for? In comparison to older iPhones, it will get even more security updates, plus normal updates, and while having an SoC more powerful than most laptops is a bit...
Isn’t that what the iPhone SE is for? In comparison to older iPhones, it will get even more security updates, plus normal updates, and while having an SoC more powerful than most laptops is a bit overkill it’s even more future proofing.
It's lowkey insane that the 5S (a phone released in 2013 is still receiving critical security updates.
I just pulled out my Samsung Galaxy S5 from 2014, popped postmarketOS on it, and its now my low-power server.
Before I did though, I took it for a spin with a recent port of LineageOS. There's no reason that we need the sort of device churn in the mobile space the way PCs did circa 1995.
If you need a smartphone for telephony, emails, a chat program or two, watch some videos, and a camera...phones from that era are still plenty capable. And I forgot how much I missed being able to just use my S5 as my universal remote.
Unlocked bootloaders and open source drivers means hardware never needs to die. People are still pumping out firmware for the Linksys WRT54G, almost 20 years later.
I’m sure there are still tons of those devices still being used, either by someone who just doesn’t want to update to a newer phone or can’t afford newer devices. You can get them dirt cheap and if you just need access to basic apps, a 5S is more than good enough.
An elderly relative of mine keeps purchasing new or refurbished 5s' when hers die because she already knows the phone and mostly just wants it for calls and emails. No need for the new hotness, or even the recent lukewarm.
My dad is currently on an iPhone 7 Plus and whenever they stop providing security updates (it won’t get iOS 16), I would definitely buy him an older, used phone because he doesn’t need even the power of an iPhone X.
Isn’t that what the iPhone SE is for? In comparison to older iPhones, it will get even more security updates, plus normal updates, and while having an SoC more powerful than most laptops is a bit overkill it’s even more future proofing.
You’re correct, but the iPhone SE is still $430 while you can get an older phone for $100.