dedepre @ dedepre @discuss.tchncs.de Posts 0Comments 1Joined 1 wk. ago
Currently typing on a Shiftphone 8, so maybe I can give some answers. First, the developers have stated that they will support the device with security patches at least until 2032. The Shiftphone is not officially released yet, that is correct, but they started sending out devices to early backers of their crowd funding. And being a rather small player, they still have a lot to do to fulfill all the preorders - they got way more preorders than they've expected. That's why there is already an active custom ROM community around this device. Now to my personal experience: I absolutely love the idea behind it and being able to just take the battery out of the phone is (sadly, regarding older days) a game changer. I have to admit: the software feels a little bit like it's still in beta. Of course, since Shift doesn't has an armada of software developers as for example Google or Apple has, it's harder for them to fine tune their drivers etc. Bluetooth has connection issues on my side, I mistype way more on my Shiftphone 8 touchscreen than I do on the Pixel 7a my wife uses and the programmable button on the left side of the device still has no settings menu to change its behavior. You see, the software is still under heavy development. But all that will get better as time goes on.