**Kyle Rankin** @kyle@librem.one · Dec 23, 2020, 18:58

**Kyle Rankin** @kyle@librem.one · Dec 23, 2020, 18:58

Kyle Rankin @kyle@librem.one

Dec 23, 2020, 18:58

TMobile is kicking old Android phones off their network in January because vendors have abandoned the hardware and they no longer get security updates. Android's model of forcing you to buy new hardware every few years to get security updates is broken. https://www.tmonews.com/2020/12/t-mobile-will-no-longer-support-devices-january/

**Jon ☎️** @jfred@mastodon.sdf.org · Dec 23, 2020, 19:10

**Jon ☎️** @jfred@mastodon.sdf.org · Dec 23, 2020, 19:10

Dec 23, 2020, 19:10

Jon ☎️ @jfred@mastodon.sdf.org

@kyle If this applies to these devices even when they're not running Android, that would be a real pain - the OnePlus One is still one of the best devices to run Ubuntu Touch on as a daily driver.

**Kyle Rankin** @kyle@librem.one · Dec 23, 2020, 19:19

**Kyle Rankin** @kyle@librem.one · Dec 23, 2020, 19:19

Dec 23, 2020, 19:19

Kyle Rankin @kyle@librem.one

@jfred I don't know how Tmobile would know which OS is running, and I doubt they'd add that kind of nuance to their policy.

**Fnord Prefect** @fnord@chaos.social · Dec 23, 2020, 20:13

**Fnord Prefect** @fnord@chaos.social · Dec 23, 2020, 20:13

Dec 23, 2020, 20:13

Fnord Prefect @fnord@chaos.social

@kyle @jfred How do they know which device it is in the first place? Can you look up that information somewhere if you know the IMEI?

**Aitor** @avallende@librem.one · 2020-12-24T01:00:59Z

Aitor @avallende@librem.one

@fnord @kyle @jfred Yup, there are websites where you can look up the information of a device (brand, model) based on their IMEI

Dec 24, 2020, 01:00 · Tusky · · ·