Google says it’ll support Pixel 8 series with seven years of Android updates
www.theverge.com
Two seven-year smartphones.

Now this is nice. Hopefully 3rd party manufacturers can also provide a longer life span for the device.

  • Avid AmoebaEnglish
    61•1 year ago

    Every Pixel so far has been supported for as long or longer than it’s official support window. This isn’t a free chat app. It costs a lot and it comes with warranties and expectations for true spec sheets.

    • @[email protected]English
      12•1 year ago

      Also consider that the cost to do the maintenance updates has decreased due to extensive code refactoring and projects like Treble, Mainline, and the Generic Kernel Image. Major work in the platform has been focused on cutting these costs.

      • Avid AmoebaEnglish
        3•1 year ago

        Very well aware. Currently writing a HAL to cross Treble. 🥲

    • @essteeyouEnglish
      -8•1 year ago

      Maybe so, but those windows have never been close to this long, so I’ll believe it when I see it.

    • @TheDarkKnightEnglish
      -9•1 year ago

      And even beyond seven years free data harvesting too!

      • @[email protected]English
        5•1 year ago

        Speak for yourself, that’s 7 years of GrapheneOS support! What phone do you use which you think is squeaky clean?

        • @[email protected]English
          2•1 year ago

          There isn’t one. Maybe Fairphone 5 but even with custom ROMs, running Play Services as a sandboxed user app isn’t possible. And even vanilla iPhones can’t be as privacy oriented as GrapheneOS is.