This country wants to make smartphone manufacturers provide 7 years of software updates, claims report

Software updates are an important part of selecting a smartphone to buy, as providing bug fixes and security updates can help enhance the user experience long after the smartphone has been purchased. However, the reality is that several smartphone manufacturers only update their devices for one or two years, while regular security updates are not very common among most manufacturers. However, a new report claims that a German government body plans to make it a requirement for smartphone manufacturers to provide software updates for seven years.

Readers might recall that last year, the EU was working on legislation that could mandate hardware and spare part support for devices and provide software support for five years.