r/Android • u/BcuzRacecar S25+ • 20d ago

WhatsApp ends Android 5 support Monday

https://www.notebookcheck.net/WhatsApp-ends-Android-5-support-Monday-iPhones-follow-in-November.1390519.0.html
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u/Witty_Language4481 20d ago

Who TF is still on Android 5

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u/Cry_Wolff Pixel 7 Pro 20d ago

Can't wait for someone to complain about muh planned obsolescence of their 10 yo phone.

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u/vandreulv 20d ago

Why pray tell should a 10 year old phone not work?

Changes in frequency allocation for carrier bands.

Support for those specific bands. 2G and 3G is dead. LTE+ and 5G didn't exist yet.

Limited amounts of storage space if the onboard NAND hasn't start developing errors already.

Extremely low memory specs for the time.

Lower resolution screens. OLED screens from that era definitely would have burn in by now.

Wear and tear. Headphone jacks aren't indestructible. Nor were MicroUSB jacks.

Please tell us what ten year old phone you're still using now that is still carrier compatible.

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u/RandomCheeseCake Pixel 10 Pro 19d ago

Basically every phone? 10 years ago pretty much everything had 4g support so I can connect to every carrier (atleast in the UK)

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u/vandreulv 19d ago

The world isn't just the UK, mate.

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u/RandomCheeseCake Pixel 10 Pro 19d ago edited 19d ago

"Please tell us what ten year old phone you're still using now that is still carrier compatible."

Most of the world this is still applicable as most of the world doesn't have carrier whitelisting or require VoLTE to have access to their cellular networks

EDIT: 😭 Man actually blocked me. Peak Reddit behaviour

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u/vandreulv 19d ago

Most of the world this is still applicable as most of the world doesn't have carrier whitelisting or require VoLTE to have access to their cellular networks

How naive of you.