Google Pixel 6, 7, and Fold will officially get two more years of Android OS updates (9to5google.com)
from GreenEngineering3475@lemmy.world to googlepixel@lemmy.world on 06 Dec 2024 02:25
https://lemmy.world/post/22821263

Google has updated its policy around Android OS updates on its first two generations of Tensor-powered Pixel devices, bringing two…

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avidamoeba@lemmy.ca on 06 Dec 2024 02:37 next collapse

Nice!

MagnumDovetails@lemmy.world on 06 Dec 2024 02:51 next collapse

So does that mean 5 years from release for pixel 7?

avidamoeba@lemmy.ca on 06 Dec 2024 03:15 collapse

Since availability on the Google Store, so yes.

chemicalwonka@discuss.tchncs.de on 06 Dec 2024 04:30 next collapse

As GrapheneOS team had predicted

macattack@lemmy.world on 06 Dec 2024 04:38 collapse

As a Grapehene user, increasing the security updates would’ve been great but I suppose that the existing 5 years will do just fine.

otter@lemmy.ca on 06 Dec 2024 04:45 next collapse

starting from when the device first became available on the Google Store in the US

Why don’t they just list the date (or even the ‘available on store’ date) for each device? It would be a lot simpler for people instead of having to hunt for the info themselves

BlackEco@lemmy.blackeco.com on 06 Dec 2024 07:33 collapse

I went to check as I remember that Google Support had a handy table with dates, but they seemingly removed it in favor of this stupid wording 🙄

Markaos@discuss.tchncs.de on 06 Dec 2024 14:07 collapse

Maybe the management hasn’t decided on the exact promises they’re willing to make? Also there’s two years left before it becomes important, while previously there was always a generation going out of support within a year.

sanguinepar@lemmy.world on 06 Dec 2024 08:45 collapse

Good news, although I’ve been holding off on updating to 15 as, last I heard, it was causing issues with Pixel 6 Pros. Not sure if that’s been solved yet, need to go have a look.