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Includes "5 years of Pixel updates." Great news --- long overdue!

by nym375 4y ago

selsta 4y ago
5 years of security updates, not necessarily full OS updates.
- jeff_carr 4y ago
  God forbid Google let the free software world actual make free software builds for the android reference developer hardware. Bastards.
  - kllrnohj 4y ago
    Unless you're being sarcastic, Google absolutely lets the free software world make free software builds for the android reference developer hardware and they have been doing this continuously & consistently since the ancient Nexus days. Pixel 7 & 7 Pro aren't listed yet, but it's hard to imagine they aren't going to show up here: https://source.android.com/docs/setup/build/running https://source.android.com/docs/setup/build/running
- jerlam 4y ago
  Full OS updates seem to matter less and less these days. I remember upgrading to Android 12, whose flagship feature was - a new theming system. And some rearrangement of the UI. Not really worth the downtime. Maybe I'm just getting older. I'd rather have year over year consistency over what some committee of designers thinks is more "modern".
TwoNineA 4y ago
Pixel security updates for at least 5 years from when the device first became available on the Google Store in the US. Updates may also include feature drops and other software updates. See g.co/pixel/updates for more information.
rr888 4y ago
Its ridiculous really. I have a 6 year old OnePlus which works great, just the software isn't updated any more. Manufacturers should be supporting phones for 10 years.
jmcphers 4y ago
It really is. I am currently rocking a Pixel 3 and it stopped receiving security updates ... a long time ago. The phone's a little long in the tooth (about 4 years old); would probably consider continuing to use it if were still getting support.
GeekyBear 4y ago
>Pixel 6 and later Pixel phones will get Pixel updates for at least 5 years from when the device first became available on the Google Store in the US. Pixel updates include Pixel security updates, and may also include feature drops and other software updates. Sounds like you get security updates for five years with no concrete promise of how many OS updates you get. If we're going to include years where you only get a security update, the nine year old iPhone 5s just got another security update a month ago. The $399 original iPhone SE got six years of OS updates and also got another security update at the end of August.
- myko 4y ago
  > The $399 original iPhone SE got six years of OS updates and also got another security update at the end of August. Apples and oranges here, as yes they get updates but are missing features supported in newer devices. Whereas Android does not get updates but new features are part of libraries and included in versions 5+ years old easily. It isn't as simple as just saying "the iPhone SE still gets updates!", context is important
  - TwoNineA 4y ago
    > It isn't as simple as just saying "the iPhone SE still gets updates!", context is important Nah, it's that simple. iPhone SE got major OS updates and security updates. Yes a few features are not available (mostly camera related), but most of them are. iPhone software update adds longevity to devices that Android devices can only dream about.
    - myko 4y ago
      I explained this pretty well in my post, but you are incorrect. Apple does not ship all new features of the OS for older phones: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9mBPyaA4L4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9mBPyaA4L4 Android ships many new features via libraries, so older devices are able to use new APIs generally. It isn't as simple as your comment claims.
  - BoorishBears 4y ago

Includes "5 years of Pixel updates." Great news --- long overdue!

by nym375 4y ago

Includes "5 years of Pixel updates." Great news --- long overdue!

selsta 4y ago

5 years of security updates, not necessarily full OS updates.

jeff_carr 4y ago
God forbid Google let the free software world actual make free software builds for the android reference developer hardware. Bastards.
- kllrnohj 4y ago
  Unless you're being sarcastic, Google absolutely lets the free software world make free software builds for the android reference developer hardware and they have been doing this continuously & consistently since the ancient Nexus days. Pixel 7 & 7 Pro aren't listed yet, but it's hard to imagine they aren't going to show up here: https://source.android.com/docs/setup/build/running https://source.android.com/docs/setup/build/running
jerlam 4y ago
Full OS updates seem to matter less and less these days. I remember upgrading to Android 12, whose flagship feature was - a new theming system. And some rearrangement of the UI. Not really worth the downtime. Maybe I'm just getting older. I'd rather have year over year consistency over what some committee of designers thinks is more "modern".

TwoNineA 4y ago

Pixel security updates for at least 5 years from when the device first became available on the Google Store in the US. Updates may also include feature drops and other software updates. See g.co/pixel/updates for more information.

rr888 4y ago

Its ridiculous really. I have a 6 year old OnePlus which works great, just the software isn't updated any more. Manufacturers should be supporting phones for 10 years.

jmcphers 4y ago

It really is. I am currently rocking a Pixel 3 and it stopped receiving security updates ... a long time ago. The phone's a little long in the tooth (about 4 years old); would probably consider continuing to use it if were still getting support.

GeekyBear 4y ago

>Pixel 6 and later Pixel phones will get Pixel updates for at least 5 years from when the device first became available on the Google Store in the US. Pixel updates include Pixel security updates, and may also include feature drops and other software updates. Sounds like you get security updates for five years with no concrete promise of how many OS updates you get. If we're going to include years where you only get a security update, the nine year old iPhone 5s just got another security update a month ago. The $399 original iPhone SE got six years of OS updates and also got another security update at the end of August.

myko 4y ago
> The $399 original iPhone SE got six years of OS updates and also got another security update at the end of August. Apples and oranges here, as yes they get updates but are missing features supported in newer devices. Whereas Android does not get updates but new features are part of libraries and included in versions 5+ years old easily. It isn't as simple as just saying "the iPhone SE still gets updates!", context is important
- TwoNineA 4y ago
  > It isn't as simple as just saying "the iPhone SE still gets updates!", context is important Nah, it's that simple. iPhone SE got major OS updates and security updates. Yes a few features are not available (mostly camera related), but most of them are. iPhone software update adds longevity to devices that Android devices can only dream about.
  - myko 4y ago
    I explained this pretty well in my post, but you are incorrect. Apple does not ship all new features of the OS for older phones: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9mBPyaA4L4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9mBPyaA4L4 Android ships many new features via libraries, so older devices are able to use new APIs generally. It isn't as simple as your comment claims.
- BoorishBears 4y ago