Anyone currently using a phone older than 2 years?

[mthomp8984]

iPhone SE, release date March, 2016. Other than the camera and battery, the hardware seems to be the same as the iPhones 6S which came out in September, 2015.

iPhone 7, 7S, 8, X, 8S, and XS have all preceded it.

It has the latest firmware, runs great, very fast. I just hope the guys that do the jailbreaking will catch up.

 

[Morty2264]

It finally arrived close to 8:00 last night during the Halloween madness so not much time to play with it. I've spent the better part of the day getting things moved over from the other phone and getting things in some sort of a basic setup but no customizations yet. I did find that my Swiftkey app was disabled and I wasn't able to set it up as the default keyboard. I ended up uninstalling and the reinstalling from the play store and all is good now.

I'll start checking out other peoples screens to see what they've done now that I'm at least functional.

I'm so glad you got it! And I agree with you - the first day or so is always spent on trying everything functional and at equilibrium, so to speak. Checking out other users' homescreens to get ideas is a smart move!

 

[sulla1965]

Pixel XL

 

[Roberto Gonzalez5]

Im currently using using both the Essential phone and the LG V20. Both are great and see no need to buy anything newer. Lg v20 running oreo and essential running pie.

 

[recDNA]

My V20 just a little ober 2 yrs old just got Oreo. It was better before update but that's a different argument

 

[Morty2264]

My V20 just a little ober 2 yrs old just got Oreo. It was better before update but that's a different argument

V20's are awesome! Glad it's been going strong for you!

 

[recDNA]

V20's are awesome! Glad it's been going strong for you!

Yup. Hanging on to ir blaster. If the OnePlus 6T had led notifications I would have jumped ship.

 

[Morty2264]

Yup. Hanging on to ir blaster. If the OnePlus 6T had led notifications I would have jumped ship.

It's gotten rid of those? Does it have AOD?

 

[Mooncatt]

GAH!

I just downloaded Shadowgun Legends and it's really taxing the performance of my V20. I really don't want to upgrade, but looks like games are finally pushing its limits.

 

[recDNA]

It's gotten rid of those? Does it have AOD?

I don't believe so. People spoke of unlocking the bootloader to get AOD over at XDA.

 

[recDNA]

GAH!

I just downloaded Shadowgun Legends and it's really taxing the performance of my V20. I really don't want to upgrade, but looks like games are finally pushing its limits.

I'm not a gamer but oreo has taxed the phone on its own. Freezes sometimes when charging or for no reason. I unfreeze by hitting settingz shortcut on second screen. It remains active when main screen freezes.

 

[Mooncatt]

I'm not a gamer but oreo has taxed the phone on its own. Freezes sometimes when charging or for no reason. I unfreeze by hitting settingz shortcut on second screen. It remains active when main screen freezes.

I think I've figured out how to keep Oreo off this phone. Verizon has a history of forcing updates, but looks like it's blockable on this phone by force closing the System Updates apps whenever the update notice pops up. It lasts until a reboot.

 

[recDNA]

I think I've figured out how to keep Oreo off this phone. Verizon has a history of forcing updates, but looks like it's blockable on this phone by force closing the System Updates apps whenever the update notice pops up. It lasts until a reboot.

Too late for me! LOL

 

[Morty2264]

I don't believe so. People spoke of unlocking the bootloader to get AOD over at XDA.

Oh wow! So it doesn't have AOD or LED? But it had the alert slider, yes? Strange.

 

[anon(10551781)]

yes , believe, a Moto 4

 

[wenso smith]

Yes.. using Lenovo A6000+ mobile since 2016

 

[Sizzers]

Up until 3 weeks ago I was quite happily using a 1st gen Moto G from March 2014. Battery was totally shot a couple of weeks before this so was forced to buy a new phone.

 

[Rukbat]

I'm currently texting (in a Hangouts window in Firefox) with a lady using my old Note 3 - over 5 years old. And like brand new, except that it's probably going to need a battery soon. I have a table of 2 and 3 year old Android TracFones - all working. (Even my old Motorola V551 - pre-smartphone, from about 2004, still works.)

 

[kyliemary]

Yes I still have my HTC 526g plus device with me. Just for backup.

 

[mr glass]

Yes I still use my HTC 526g plus as an secondary phone