Hey guys is my perfectly functioning Pixel 4a 5G considered eol? Is it an unsecure device?
Pixel 4a 5G end of life.
goskm75f
Guaranteed Android and security updates for 4a 5G end this month. Continued usage of your phone from this point forward can, but necessarily will, be secure/safe to use.
Is GrapheneOS team going to provide software security updates for more time?
goskm75f
From this FAQ section:
When an OEM is no longer providing security updates, GrapheneOS aims to provide harm reduction releases for devices which only have a minimum of 3 years support. Extended support updates at minimum will be done until the next Android version. It is likely that we will make a decision around harm reduction releases for other devices with longer lifetimes in Q4 2024. Harm reduction releases do not have complete security patches because it's not possible to provide full security updates for the device without OEM support and they are intended to buy users some limited time to migrate to a supported device.
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