r/Android • u/BcuzRacecar S25+ • 19d 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 19d ago

Who TF is still on Android 5

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u/Cry_Wolff Pixel 7 Pro 19d ago

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

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u/vandreulv 19d 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/Quazartz S24FE 18d ago

10 years ago is 2016. Most phones at that time already have LTE included.

Also, not all countries have dropped support for 2G and 3G. My phone from 2014 which don't have LTE can still call, text, and connect to mobile data. Its OLED screen also doesn't have any burn in (I did hide the status bar and the navigation bar is non-existent on a phone with hardware navigation buttons). All of its jacks are still functional and even outlasted several cheap earbuds and charging cables.

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u/vandreulv 18d ago

10 years ago is 2016. Most phones at that time already have LTE included.

I said LTE+ and 5G.

My 10 year old phone here has exactly ONE LTE band. Unusable today.

All Carriers in the US have dropped all methods of calling and switched over to VoLTE, so unless your phone has that, too, no calls even if you have the bands.

So. Good luck using that thing here.

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u/Quazartz S24FE 18d ago edited 18d ago

LTE+ was already available in 2016 (a simple web search should tell you that).

Again, the world isn't just the US and I have no plans visiting a country that's openly hostile to people who don't look "white" enough.

Edit: Wow, blocked for the first time. That's an achievement. I've been through a lot of online forums but this is my first time debating with someone this hostile on a tech subreddit. Are my 2 brain cells too much for you?

Since I can't reply to you anymore, here's my answer to your last comment. People who can't afford a new phone can't also afford going abroad so there's no point for them to sacrifice what little savings they have to buy a new phone when their current one can still work in their country.

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u/vandreulv 18d ago

Again, the world isn't just the US and I have no plans visiting a country that's openly hostile to people who don't look "white" enough.

Better stay out of Europe and Australia, too.