UK forced Apple's hand: Samsung & Google fully support for (at least) 7 years while Apple only fully supports for (at least) 5 years

Apple has the worst (by far) bugfix support in the entire industry.

 *Apple promises at least 5 years of iPhone security updates, but Samsung and Google offer longer support for Android updates*
 <https://www.idownloadblog.com/2024/06/06/apple-iphone-updates-support-timeframe-united-kingdom/>

Nobody on the adult phone newsgroups will be shocked, but since the
child-like phone newsgroups never believe facts, lots of references are
included below because they always say they hate any given authors.

Also note that Google updates over two dozen core modules every month for
the billions of Android 10+ phones that are on the Internet - which has no
end of life stated - so we can assume (for now) that will happen forever.
  "Google System updates are fully automated. Originally referred to
   as Project Mainline, these monthly updates fix bugs discovered in
   various core OS components like device connectivity, location services,
   media services, Emergency alerts, and others."
   <https://www.androidheadlines.com/2022/01/google-monthly-changelog-play-system-updates.html>

Meanwhile, Apple has never fully supported more than a single release.
 <https://support.apple.com/guide/deployment/about-software-updates-depc4c80847a/>

Apple's iOS monolith didn't even have the concept of a "hotfix" until recently.
 <https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201224>

Which is partly why Apple iPhones are the most exploited in history.
 <https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog>

The other reason Apple devices have twice the zero day holes is Apple's
hotfix support is actually the worst (by far) in the entire industry.
 <https://screenrant.com/apple-product-security-update-lifespan/>
 <https://hothardware.com/news/apple-admits-only-fully-patches-security-flaws-in-latest-os-releases>
 <https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/10/apple-clarifies-security-update-policy-only-the-latest-oses-are-fully-patched/>

And, more to the point of the news reported today, Apple will only commit
to "at least" five years of full support for any of their iPhone models.
 *Apple finally confirms how long it will support iPhones*
        *and it's less than Samsung and Google*
 <https://www.androidauthority.com/iphone-software-support-commitment-3449135/>

And, get this: Apple only did so because the UK forced them to do it!
 *Apple Commits to at Least Five Years of iPhone Security Updates*
 "Apple has revealed its commitment to a minimum of five years of
  iPhone security software updates from the date a device is
  launched, thanks to a new legal requirement in the United Kingdom"
 <https://www.macrumors.com/2024/06/06/apple-iphone-security-updates-five-year-minimum/>

Further references below because the Apple religious zealots always
say they don't like any particular author of every fact they hate.
 *Apple will provide a minimum of five years of iPhone security updates*
 <https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/6/24172843/apple-iphone-minimum-five-years-security-updates>

 *Apple Reveals Its iPhone Gets at Least 5 Years of Security Updates*
 <https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/apple-reveals-its-iphone-gets-at-least-five-years-of-security-updates/>

 *Apple commits to 5 years of security updates for the iPhone, but that's not the whole story*
 <https://mashable.com/article/apple-iphone-security-updates-5-years>

 *Apple says your new iPhone will get at least five years of security updates*
 <https://www.imore.com/iphone/apple-says-your-new-iphone-will-get-at-least-five-years-of-security-updates-but-history-suggests-itll-be-significantly-longer>

 *Apple commits to minimum of five years of iPhone security software updates from the date a device is launched
 <https://appleworld.today/apple-commits-to-minimum-of-five-years-of-iphone-security-software-updates-from-the-date-a-device-is-launched/>

While the Apple religious zealots will hope to dear God that Apple
will fully support their devices longer than that, Apple still only
fully supports a single release - such that here's are reasons iPhones
always have more zero day holes and there are reasons why the iPhone
is (and always was!) the most actively exploited phone in history.
 *End of Life? End of Support? End of Security Updates?*
 <https://discussions.apple.com/thread/8415153>

Apple never advertises it has the worst hotfix support in the industry.