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Pixel 8 leak promises 7 years of OS updates—even more than an iPhone::Just about everything has leaked about the $699 Pixel 8 and $999 8 Pro.
they have so far kept all promises about updating their pixel line.
The promises they’ve made previous have been FAR less than their competitors. Previous pixel phones have only enjoyed 3 years of updates according to my research (Pixel 4, 4A, 5, and 5A), where as Apple devices (a clear competitor in their space) will still let you load the latest version of iOS (17) on the iPhone XR, a phone released in 2018, 5 years ago. The iPhone 8 is still receiving security updates, which was release in 2017, a full 6 years ago. I would be happy to see some competition in the space, but Googles promises fly in the face of their reputation here, and actions speak louder than words. I hope they do live up to their promises, but I simply won’t believe it until I see it for myself.
yea obviously apple has been better in the past, one of the reasons i switched from pixel to iphone. however, whenever they have said X years of updates for a given device, they have kept it. it’s literally the only thing i would trust them on.
They haven’t said this though. This is a leak from someone else that may or may not be true.
Google makes promises they keep. They might kill stuff off, but they arguably are always fair about it. I was a stadia user, they basically let me do a bunch of gaming and get a bunch of gaming hardware for free in the end.
Nest products have also had a very long lifespan, only the very very earliest hardware that uses nest infrastructure has been killed off. That includes the Wi-Fi products which are supported much longer than the routers of many competitors in that space (e.g. Netgear).
Google A) hasn’t had the market pressure and B) up until recently hasn’t had their own chip, which has made them rely upon Qualcomm … which has been a huge issue for all Android carriers.
Now that Google has their own chips, I would’ve be surprised if even the Pixel 6 and 7 get extended lifetimes.
Not to mention, if they make a promise, they can get sued for breaking it… so if this leaves the rumor mills, and they say “7 years minimum”, I would absolutely take them at their word.
I had a pixel phone once. A few months in the phone got a bag update that crippled the device. They fixed it nearly a year later. I had a Lagship not a flagship. #neverforget.
Not only does Google need to demonstrate that they will do updates. They have to do a good job at it.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/08/google-kills-two-year-pixel-pass-subscription-after-just-22-months/
nothing to do with how long they update their phones operating system.
Not with updating the OS, but you said “updating their Pixel line” which is exactly what this is.