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> 7 year support Funny to see that on their marketing page. The fact that they decided to drop support for the pixel 3a ~3 years after its release was fucked u
by Kiboneu 8mo ago
> 7 year support
Funny to see that on their marketing page. The fact that they decided to drop support for the pixel 3a ~3 years after its release was fucked up. One of the reasons I stopped buying android devices.
- dnlzro 8mo agoI think you can take Google at their word for software support though. They promised 3 years for their phones at the time, and they delivered no less. Also, Pixel devices are very well supported by third-party ROMs after EOL: https://xdaforums.com/f/google-pixel-3a-roms-kernels-recoveries-other.8872/ https://xdaforums.com/f/google-pixel-3a-roms-kernels-recover...
- tracker1 8mo agoI had a Pixel 4a until I got a 10 a few months ago... they had a couple updates even after support officially ended.
- Kiboneu 8mo agoI don't want to install random ROMs from a forum. (also, I just noticed that out of all my comments, my OP was controversial enough to be downvoted <0. That's kind of funny, I thought there were better contenders.)
- kotaKat 8mo agoRemember when they launched the Pixel Pass? Get a new Pixel every 24 months! … then they killed the Pixel Pass at month 22. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/08/google-kills-two-year-pixel-pass-subscription-after-just-22-months/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/08/google-kills-two-yea...
- nicbou 8mo agoA software update killed my friend's 4a and rendered my 5 suddenly unpleasant to own. It felt almost like sabotage. It was my last android phone