<story><title>Google says it can’t fix Pixel Watches, please just buy a new one</title><url>https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/09/11-months-after-launch-googles-pixel-watch-still-has-no-path-to-repair/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>adeon</author><text>After my iPhone dropped into a pool last month I commandeered and wiped a Google Pixel 4a I had used as a work phone in the past. Oopsidoopsie, it went out of support last month and no longer has guaranteed security updates.&lt;p&gt;This phone was released in 2020. Mine is barely used. I was a bit WTF when I found out.&lt;p&gt;From an older article I found off Internet, Google justifying this policy:&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;&amp;quot;&amp;quot;&lt;p&gt;In response to an email asking Google why it stopped supporting the Pixel 3, a Googles spokesperson said, “We find that three years of security and OS updates still provides users with a great experience for their device.”&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;&amp;quot;&amp;quot;&lt;p&gt;Mine is still usable because you still get app updates and it&amp;#x27;s not like it stops just working but it&amp;#x27;s a bit uncomfortable to use out-of-security-updates phone. Waiting until the new iPhones get out next week.&lt;p&gt;Why can&amp;#x27;t companies support their products for a longer time. I&amp;#x27;ve heard the best way to reduce e-waste is to keep using the stuff you have as long as possible.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>jsight</author><text>The excuse has been driver and firmware support from the vendors. Google has extended security updates to 5 years for the newer Pixels. That&amp;#x27;s fairly decent, given that each one is only on the market for ~1 year.&lt;p&gt;Obviously the cycle has to be longer for companies that keep older phones on the market as a lower cost option.</text></comment>
<story><title>Google says it can’t fix Pixel Watches, please just buy a new one</title><url>https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/09/11-months-after-launch-googles-pixel-watch-still-has-no-path-to-repair/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>adeon</author><text>After my iPhone dropped into a pool last month I commandeered and wiped a Google Pixel 4a I had used as a work phone in the past. Oopsidoopsie, it went out of support last month and no longer has guaranteed security updates.&lt;p&gt;This phone was released in 2020. Mine is barely used. I was a bit WTF when I found out.&lt;p&gt;From an older article I found off Internet, Google justifying this policy:&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;&amp;quot;&amp;quot;&lt;p&gt;In response to an email asking Google why it stopped supporting the Pixel 3, a Googles spokesperson said, “We find that three years of security and OS updates still provides users with a great experience for their device.”&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;&amp;quot;&amp;quot;&lt;p&gt;Mine is still usable because you still get app updates and it&amp;#x27;s not like it stops just working but it&amp;#x27;s a bit uncomfortable to use out-of-security-updates phone. Waiting until the new iPhones get out next week.&lt;p&gt;Why can&amp;#x27;t companies support their products for a longer time. I&amp;#x27;ve heard the best way to reduce e-waste is to keep using the stuff you have as long as possible.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>yjftsjthsd-h</author><text>Well it might be too hard for Google, but lineage still supports it just fine: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;wiki.lineageos.org&amp;#x2F;devices&amp;#x2F;sunfish&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;wiki.lineageos.org&amp;#x2F;devices&amp;#x2F;sunfish&amp;#x2F;&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>