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Why the hell would Google promise seven years of updates?


Who knows what Android will even look like in 2031?

(Image credit: Nicholas Sutrich / Android Central)Beyond the Alphabet is a weekly column that focuses on the tech world both inside and out of the confines of Mountain View. A report by Statista published in August 2023 revealed that the "average lifespan (replacement cycle length)" of smartphone ownership is a little less than three years. (Image credit: Harish Jonnalagadda / Android Central)I don't have the technical acumen needed to explain why these decisions were made.

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