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> FamousProducer™ Why be so coy about this? Naming and shaming should serve as a warning to those who might buy one expecting long term support, or as a spur t

• pizza234 4y ago
  You're correct. The reason is not to attribute industry common practices to a specific company, but it makes sense also to expose it :) The producer is Google. I think (not sure) that they support their phones for 3 years.
  • _emacsomancer_ 4y ago
    3 years for the older ones but at least 5 years for newer devices: https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/4457705?hl=en#zippy=%2Cpixel-pixel-pro-phones https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/4457705?hl=en#z...
  • zerocrates 4y ago
    The previous security update window guarantee for Pixels from Google was 3 years. With the 6 series (I believe they confirmed this includes the 6a) they extended that to 5 years. My real problem isn't the previous 3 year window but that it counts from the first day they sell it, not the last. I bought my current phone, a Pixel 3a, late in its cycle for cheaper, early in 2020. It's now basically at the end of its updates because the guarantee counts 3 years starting from the release date in mid-2019, not from when I bought it. 5 years is obviously preferable but I'd like them to have also shifted it to be based on when they stop selling them new.