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This isn't entirely true. I have a Pixel 7 Pro and T-Mobile -- updates can be delayed by the carrier. https://9to5google.com/2023/01/12/google-pixel-t-mobile-

This isn't entirely true. I have a Pixel 7 Pro and T-Mobile -- updates can be delayed by the carrier. https://9to5google.com/2023/01/12/google-pixel-t-mobile-update/ https://9to5google.com/2023/01/12/google-pixel-t-mobile-upda...

sphars 3y ago
Did you purchase your phone from T-Mobile? I'm on T-Mobile but I always buy my Pixels direct from Google. All updates have come direct from Google, no T-Mobile involvement at all.
- fullstop 3y ago
  In this particular case, yes, but the update can still be blocked by the carrier. People have been successful in updating the device by temporarily putting the SIM from another carrier in the phone. My daughter's Pixel 5a update, for example, was delayed but it was purchased from Google. To be clear, the update _does_ come directly from Google but the device won't show that the update is available until the carrier gives the green light. The factory image can still be sideloaded. The P7P is the first phone that I've not purchased outright, and that's because TMO was willing to give me a ridiculously generous offer to trade in a OnePlus 7t. edit: another link -- https://www.androidpolice.com/pixel-t-mobile-update-delayed/ https://www.androidpolice.com/pixel-t-mobile-update-delayed/
  - delfinom 3y ago
    > People have been successful in updating the device by temporarily putting the SIM from another carrier in the phone. You can also just update the phone using the OTA Google provides on a page and ADB to side load it. https://developers.google.com/android/ota#cheetah https://developers.google.com/android/ota#cheetah
    - fullstop 3y ago
      Yes, this comment is being sent from an Android 14 device. The OTA image worked great.
Alupis 3y ago
don't buy modern phones direct from carriers, unless the deal is too good to pass up. unlocked, carrier-agnostic phones are the way to go.
- fullstop 3y ago
  I agree, that's how I ended up buying the P7P through TMO -- it was a ridiculously generous offer. With the Pixel updates, at least, the updates come through Google but the carrier (at least TMO) can prevent this from happening even if the phone is unrestricted.

sphars 3y ago

Did you purchase your phone from T-Mobile? I'm on T-Mobile but I always buy my Pixels direct from Google. All updates have come direct from Google, no T-Mobile involvement at all.

fullstop 3y ago
In this particular case, yes, but the update can still be blocked by the carrier. People have been successful in updating the device by temporarily putting the SIM from another carrier in the phone. My daughter's Pixel 5a update, for example, was delayed but it was purchased from Google. To be clear, the update _does_ come directly from Google but the device won't show that the update is available until the carrier gives the green light. The factory image can still be sideloaded. The P7P is the first phone that I've not purchased outright, and that's because TMO was willing to give me a ridiculously generous offer to trade in a OnePlus 7t. edit: another link -- https://www.androidpolice.com/pixel-t-mobile-update-delayed/ https://www.androidpolice.com/pixel-t-mobile-update-delayed/
- delfinom 3y ago
  > People have been successful in updating the device by temporarily putting the SIM from another carrier in the phone. You can also just update the phone using the OTA Google provides on a page and ADB to side load it. https://developers.google.com/android/ota#cheetah https://developers.google.com/android/ota#cheetah
  - fullstop 3y ago
    Yes, this comment is being sent from an Android 14 device. The OTA image worked great.

Alupis 3y ago

don't buy modern phones direct from carriers, unless the deal is too good to pass up. unlocked, carrier-agnostic phones are the way to go.

fullstop 3y ago
I agree, that's how I ended up buying the P7P through TMO -- it was a ridiculously generous offer. With the Pixel updates, at least, the updates come through Google but the carrier (at least TMO) can prevent this from happening even if the phone is unrestricted.