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    229 days ago

    I think it’s just that we don’t have roms tell our phones are eol?

    • @JayDee@lemmy.sdf.org
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      1229 days ago

      That’s one aspect, but many phones are also just straight-up not jail-breakeable. It’s an unfortunate reality of the phone manufacturing world that they put up as many barriers as possible to try and prevent you from having free range with your phone.

      • @throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works
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        529 days ago

        Because for the average non-techy person, security is more important than freedom.

        Life is busy, life is short, people don’t have time to be flashing OS and having to deal with their banking stuff breaking.

        I mean, just look the iPhone marketshare

        • zqps
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          428 days ago

          The average user doesn’t give a fuck about security. They use whatever manufacturers put in front of them because the alternatives are not known or reasonably available to them.

        • @JayDee@lemmy.sdf.org
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          229 days ago

          True, but if you had the ability to flash your OS, there’d also be the potential of using a third paty repair shop to get it flashed with a new OS. That would be about the same experience as getting a new phone, but cheaper.

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        328 days ago

        Ohh yeah, Samsung will

        1. Disable Knox
        2. Prevent updates to Oneui + Android