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You mean you want a secure communications app on an insecure OS?
Sorry no.
Check if there’s a Lineage OS being made for the device that is equivalent to a newer Android version
Nooooo, I just want to use signal, as it’s the only mainstream messenger that’s not unusable
Sorry, I don’t make the app.
Your options are:
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Check if there is Lineage OS that has at least Android 5 or newer
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Get a very cheap new phone. You can find a prepaid phone in the US at like less than $50 (lock to carrier, but unlockable in 60 days after activation).
(Used phones are also an option)
No thanks :) I dislike GUI looking like plastic and bloatware, not to mention unexpendable storage and lack of customization… I`ll just stick to using 2 phones.
not to mention unexpendable storage and lack of customization
You can install Lineage OS on older devices. I have two devices from 2015 (Nexus 6P) and 2016 (Pixel XL). One runs LOS22 (Android 16), the other runs LOS20 (Android 14), both of which are more than capable of running modern apps.
But it’s ugly
That is quite possibly the stupidest argument against updating.
Hä?
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Sorry, brother. You need to give up on using antique Android. Its a huge security threat. You also need to put Linux on that laptop still rocking Win ME.
Why are you running a device with an OS that was EOL nearly a decade ago?
? Cuz it’s the last OS that doesn’t look like literal shit.
How old are you?
I’m not sure, why does it matter ? 😂
No.
FUCK why?
Because that OS is far too old/EOL? Nobody bothers writing software for ancient platforms like Android 5, and why would they? Just so like 0.000001% of their userbase could use it. It doesn’t make any sense for them to do it.
I thought there might be some enthusiasts… You know, like people making open source alternatives to corporate social media, which “no one uses”?
