Germany wants to ensure your phone last up to 7 years — that’s not a typo

Phone makers usually offer two or three years of software updates, and a couple of years of security patches after that for their flagship devices. If you’ve bought a budget device, good luck getting extended support for that. However, Germany wants to change this norm to improve the ownership experience for consumers, big-time. Lawmakers are pushing for a regulation that will require manufacturers to provide seven years of mandatory security updates According to a report by German publication Heise, the country’s government has proposed this norm, along with extended support for repairs. The authorities have mentioned that if devices need…

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