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| author | flawedworld <flawedworld@flawed.world> | 2022-07-04 16:33:59 +0100 |
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| committer | Daniel Micay <danielmicay@gmail.com> | 2022-08-25 23:15:08 -0400 |
| commit | f8d01a7cac228ebd7368f6300636355095aeac4f (patch) | |
| tree | 4bd9aa423bbcb1bfeacadd7ba33b054aac30eee6 | |
| parent | 99b61d6e25ef2af36f178ba2150ac46f479d7f34 (diff) | |
Add device support lifetime explainer
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diff --git a/static/faq.html b/static/faq.html index 4ec4594b..963fde83 100644 --- a/static/faq.html +++ b/static/faq.html @@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ <li><a href="#when-devices">When will more devices be supported?</a></li> <li><a href="#legacy-devices">Why are older devices no longer supported?</a></li> <li><a href="#which-legacy-devices">Which devices did GrapheneOS support in the past?</a></li> + <li><a href="#device-lifetime">How long will GrapheneOS support my device for?</a></li> </ul> </li> <li> @@ -354,6 +355,88 @@ <li>HiKey (hikey)</li> </ul> </article> + + <article id="device-lifetime"> + <h3><a href="#device-lifetime">How long can GrapheneOS support my device for?</a></h3> + + <p>GrapheneOS can only fully provide security updates to a device provided that the OEM + is releasing them. When an OEM no longer is 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.</p> + + <table> + <tr> + <th>Device</th> + <th>OEM minimum support end</th> + <th>OEM minimum support length</th> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Google Pixel 3</td> + <td>October 2021</td> + <td>3 years</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Google Pixel 3 XL</td> + <td>October 2021</td> + <td>3 years</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Google Pixel 3a</td> + <td>May 2022</td> + <td>3 years</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Google Pixel 3a XL</td> + <td>May 2022</td> + <td>3 years</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Google Pixel 4</td> + <td>October 2022</td> + <td>3 years</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Google Pixel 4 XL</td> + <td>October 2022</td> + <td>3 years</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Google Pixel 4a</td> + <td>August 2023</td> + <td>3 years</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Google Pixel 4a 5G</td> + <td>November 2023</td> + <td>3 years</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Google Pixel 5</td> + <td>October 2023</td> + <td>3 years</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Google Pixel 5a</td> + <td>August 2024</td> + <td>3 years</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Google Pixel 6</td> + <td>October 2026</td> + <td>5 years</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Google Pixel 6 Pro</td> + <td>October 2026</td> + <td>5 years</td> + </tr> + </table> + + </article> </section> <section id="security-and-privacy"> |