that every Android phone has an undisclosed "expiration date" determined by the manufacturer's security update policy. After this date, the phone becomes vulnerable to vulnerabilities and hacks.

The report explains that the average user rarely realizes this until it's too late, when their phone stops receiving security patches and sensitive banking applications begin to refuse to function.

The report indicated that the situation has improved significantly in recent years, with companies like Samsung and Google extending security update support to seven years for their flagship phones, while other companies still only offer two or three years. The report provided a practical guide that allows any user to check their phone's remaining support status in just a few steps.

The method for checking if a phone has reached the end of its support life involves four steps: First,

go to your phone's settings, then to the "About phone" or "Device information" section, where the current Android version and the date of the last installed security update are displayed. Second,

visit the manufacturer's official website and look for the "Security Update Policy" page for your specific model, where major companies provide clear end-of-support schedules. Third,