Deliberate Obsolescence?

Crashdamage wrote:
" I prefer to think [not noticing such failures is] because I choose phones carefully..."

Thanks for the info.

Scary Alien wrote:
"I think what you're seeing here, @rlsj, is ... components shrunk-down and packaged into a very small form-factor with heat-dissipation being a big factor ..."

That would account for hardware failure. I suppose this _could_ be hardware, although it's unlikely for hardware to begin failing in such unrelated ways shortly after the contract expired, whereas in software written to note the elapsed time it would be easy. Intermittent failure to access the Internet and intermittent loss of touchscreen sensitivity as congruent hardware failures? Perhaps, although in my experience it's a stretch.

Svim wrote:
"I'd recommend backing up all your data and doing a factory refresh."

Sounds like a good idea. Must I approach Verizon for the refresh?

Svim also wrote:
"As the problems you stated don't seem to be a common issue with everyone else with dated hardware, why do you think Google and Verizon are targeting you in particular?"

The purpose of posting this to the forum was to find out whether my experience is unique. If so, obviously they are not and I apologize for the suspicion.

Thank you all for your responses.

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Deliberate Obsolescence?