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To be fair, unless you're using some incredibly obscure phone, chances are a ROM exists to keep it up to date long after the manufacturer has walked away from it.
I realize not everyone has the know how to install one, but if they're concerned, it's not hard to find someone who does. (we've all got techie friends, and if you don't, that means it's YOU).
Heck, my pixel 2XL was updated to the newest Android version up to last year thanks to the Pixel Experience ROM. Would likely still be updated if I hadn't finally upgraded.
You can update your phone with custom ROMs, but it won't update the closed source components of it(device drivers, bootloader, etc...). If a vulnerability is found in one of those components, it's unlikely that it will get parched
I think those kind of vulnerabilities are pretty rare, though. If one is discovered while the phone was in widespread use, then hopefully it will have been patched, but after that attention will be focused on finding exploits to newer, more popular phones.
Really, most of the things you need to worry about are in the software, so updating that with custom ROMs should fix the vast majority of potential issues.
Not really... If you go read the security bulletin from google, you will see every month that there are a couple of issues fixed on closed source components https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/2023-07-01
Also vulnerabilities related to kernel code, I highly doubt most ROM "developers" are actually backporting security fixes for that specific device's kernel branch/source.
Old phones stay hydrated.
The vast majority of Android phones in the USA are locked. It has been impossible to upgrade the ROM on any flagship Galaxy for the better part of a decade here, and the few times it is possible, it'll also trip Knox and disable important features permanently.
laughs in Huawei