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Adding to this, how are they at keeping Android updated, especially on older devices?
I’ve probably got one (minor) update in my 4 or 5 years owning it. It would probably be nice getting security updates, but honestly all android versions are pretty much same thing to me since nougat.
Source: I do android dev for a living in the last 10 years.
My concern would be less about features and more security updates
Mate I checked for you.
I have a poke 3.
In 2022 there were like 3 updates spaced out over the year.
In December 2023 there was another one.
Then nothing more since.
Thanks, that’s my concern with a lot of these interesting devices from small companies
Just curious, would Kobo and others keep updates going for longer?
I’m not sure but I’m trying to look (not very actively right now, though). Amazon seems to keep updates going for 6 years or so but I’d prefer to not be in such a closed ecosystem. There’s certainly an attraction to an Android-based system. Google has been pushing for suppliers to provide longer Android support but it doesn’t seem like many smaller suppliers have been doing that still. Of course, if you disable internet access and only load files over USB then it’s less of a concern, but then you lose out on some of the Android benefits.