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How do Google's pure Android phones compare in this regard? Are they supported for longer? Eg, is this premature ending of support a Samsung thing, or is it e

How do Google's pure Android phones compare in this regard? Are they supported for longer? Eg, is this premature ending of support a Samsung thing, or is it endemic to the whole Android ecosystem, including Google?

Taywee 5y ago
Usually get 3 years. Pixel 3 launched in October 2018, and its updates end in about a month. I feel like that's still way too short, and causes many millions of still-usable phones to be trashed or recycled every year. Aftermarket OSes aren't an option for a lot of people, because some apps will refuse to run on an unofficial OS.
- InvaderFizz 5y ago
  A lot of aftermarket Pixels are useless because they have a locked boot loader as well. So even if you wanted to run an unofficial rom, you can't. This has tanked the resale value of these phones, which I'm sure the carriers are fine with.
  - bserge 5y ago
    That's the biggest travesty. Forget the stupid updates, let me install anything I want on my pocket computer.
windowsrookie 5y ago
Google provides 3 years of updates. The Pixel 2XL, released in 2017 (two years after the iPhone 6s) received it's last update December 2020. https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/4457705?hl=en https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/4457705?hl=en
GeekyBear 5y ago
They have slowly been forced to offer longer support, but are still currently at half as many years as Apple. >One aspect in which Android has always fallen behind iOS is updates, with iPhones receiving as many as six years worth of updates, while some Android phones are lucky to get two years. In this area, Google’s Pixel series have held the crown, offering their phones three full years of updates, including monthly patches and three major Android versions. The original Google Pixel was gradually updated from Android 7.1 Nougat to Android 10 — an extension from the original promise to only offer two major updates. https://9to5google.com/2021/02/22/comment-four-years-android-updates-samsung-google-pixel/ https://9to5google.com/2021/02/22/comment-four-years-android...
summerlight 5y ago
Usual Android phones' support is bounded by Qualcomm's commitment, which had been 3 years. I think they now have extended it to 4 years though. This is one of the biggest motivation of why Google is developing its own silicon. (Added) Of course, this doesn't explain why Samsung doesn't provide longer support. And I also don't know the reason but I guess their mobile division perhaps doesn't have enough power to negotiate against its chip division...

Taywee 5y ago

Usually get 3 years. Pixel 3 launched in October 2018, and its updates end in about a month. I feel like that's still way too short, and causes many millions of still-usable phones to be trashed or recycled every year. Aftermarket OSes aren't an option for a lot of people, because some apps will refuse to run on an unofficial OS.

InvaderFizz 5y ago
A lot of aftermarket Pixels are useless because they have a locked boot loader as well. So even if you wanted to run an unofficial rom, you can't. This has tanked the resale value of these phones, which I'm sure the carriers are fine with.
- bserge 5y ago
  That's the biggest travesty. Forget the stupid updates, let me install anything I want on my pocket computer.

windowsrookie 5y ago

Google provides 3 years of updates. The Pixel 2XL, released in 2017 (two years after the iPhone 6s) received it's last update December 2020. https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/4457705?hl=en https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/4457705?hl=en

GeekyBear 5y ago

They have slowly been forced to offer longer support, but are still currently at half as many years as Apple. >One aspect in which Android has always fallen behind iOS is updates, with iPhones receiving as many as six years worth of updates, while some Android phones are lucky to get two years. In this area, Google’s Pixel series have held the crown, offering their phones three full years of updates, including monthly patches and three major Android versions. The original Google Pixel was gradually updated from Android 7.1 Nougat to Android 10 — an extension from the original promise to only offer two major updates. https://9to5google.com/2021/02/22/comment-four-years-android-updates-samsung-google-pixel/ https://9to5google.com/2021/02/22/comment-four-years-android...

summerlight 5y ago

Usual Android phones' support is bounded by Qualcomm's commitment, which had been 3 years. I think they now have extended it to 4 years though. This is one of the biggest motivation of why Google is developing its own silicon. (Added) Of course, this doesn't explain why Samsung doesn't provide longer support. And I also don't know the reason but I guess their mobile division perhaps doesn't have enough power to negotiate against its chip division...