Why is Google dropping support for the LG Nexus 5X

[Android Central Question]

I bought this Nexus 5X in December. 2015 and now I read Google will not support this phone after the Oreo 8.1 update. How long after this will I be able to use this phone.

 

[Android Central Question]

I bought this Nexus 5X in December. 2015 and now I read Google will not support this phone after the Oreo 8.1 update. How long after this will I be able to use this phone.

 

[anon(9485947)]

For as long as the hardware works....

(depending on what you want to do with it.....)

 

[Ry]

I bought this Nexus 5X in December. 2015 and now I read Google will not support this phone after the Oreo 8.1 update. How long after this will I be able to use this phone.

It was planned.

https://support.google.com/nexus/answer/4457705

The phone won't stop working.

 

[Rukbat]

The latest update was March 2018, so they haven't really stopped support yet. Try Google | Full OTA Images for Nexus and Pixel Devices - scroll down to Nexus 5X. Start filling in the updates you're missing (some may not be cumulative).

 

[belodion]

Please don't post twice. Threads merged.

 

[hallux]

You'll still get security updates until October or November. As noted above, it was planned and effectively known when the device was released when OS updates were going to stop.