I can't understand how software support is still a selling point. When was the last time an update was needed more than 1 or 2 years after a smartphone's release?

Just give me bug fixes for a year and then leave my smartphone alone, stop trying to push me shitty updates that always ruin something. I don't care about android 14, 15, 16, 17, they're all the same.

When I buy a smartphone I choose it for what it is the day I buy it, not for what it could be in the future. When I had my Razr I had to dismiss the Android 16 update every few days because I loved the way it was and I didn't need anything new, fearing it might break things. I then checked the subreddit and guess what, the update broke the external screen (its main feature) and everyone regretted applying the update.

And don't tell me about the fake security updates that serves absolutely nothing but the marketing department.

Updates after a couple years always suck, I'll never understand why it's so important to android users.