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How to make your smartphone last longer
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A smartphone replacement every two years is partially why billions of phones go into landfills each year .
With longer software commitments from major manufacturers and growing right-to-repair legislation, phones can stay in our pockets for closer to seven trips around the sun.
Lithium-ion batteries don’t perform well in heat and you should avoid charging them if it’s hotter than 95 degrees .
Simply hanging onto a device instead of opting for a new one is the most efficient way of cutting back on a phone's environmental impact.
Starting with the release of the Pixel 8 in 2023 , Google promised security and software updates for a full seven years .
Google ’s Pixel 9 could still be using the same phone in 2032 .
More advancements in battery life spans may be on the horizon as the EV industry grows.
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