Solana (SOL) Makes Unexpected Early Announcement – May Upset Users
Solana Cell has introduced that it has discontinued software program and safety updates for its Saga smartphone, which launched simply two years in the past. This transfer marks the official finish of the system’s lifecycle.
“Solana Cell Saga has reached the tip of its help lifecycle. Compatibility with new software program or providers can’t be assured,” the corporate acknowledged on its web site. This implies units will not obtain updates, making them extra susceptible to safety dangers and apps might change into inoperable over time.
Buyer help may even be restricted to normal inquiries solely. Solana Labs didn’t reply to requests for remark.
Unveiled in Might 2023, Saga aimed to carry the Web3 ecosystem nearer to on a regular basis customers by integrating blockchain expertise into the cellular world. The system was touted as a substitute for Apple and Google’s restrictive app retailer insurance policies.
Nonetheless, Saga’s help lifespan, which lasted simply two years, fell effectively in need of cellular business requirements. Apple units obtain software program updates for no less than 5 years, whereas Google telephones obtain software program updates for seven years.
It is unclear why Solana Cell is ending help so early. The corporate continues to be engaged on its second-generation cellphone, the “Solana Seeker,” which was unveiled in August 2024.
Saga is extra remembered for its memecoin airdrops than its Web3 integration. Units have been shipped to customers with pre-installed cryptocurrency wallets. In late 2023 and early 2024, a number of Solana-based memecoin builders airdropped tokens to those wallets, each for advertising and to reward customers.
Initially value a couple of hundred {dollars}, these tokens reached values that far surpassed the cellphone’s promoting worth throughout the memecoin craze of 2024.
Though official help has ended, unopened Saga units are nonetheless fetching excessive costs on-line, in some instances as much as thrice their retail worth.
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