I have heard that the Pixel 2 will only be provided operating system updates for 3 yrs from the date of release...is this true?
Pixel 2 (2017) phones get Android version updates for at least 3 years from when the device first became available on the Google Store. After 3 years, we can't guarantee more updates.
I fixed this^^Which most likely means 2 years.
Nnelg, most phones that do get updates only get 1. (Cheap phones don't get any.) Most flagship phones get 2 years. 3 years was one of the considerations when I was deciding on a new phone. That means 4 years until I have to start thinking of buying another phone. (You get the updates for 3 years [from the release date, not from the purchase date] - then you use the last update for a year before they release another update. And if it's not a big one, you can wait another year.
[A 5?? 3(Better) year old phone might be something you want to get rid of anyway. And it doesn't owe you anything.])
3 years? My 5 year old Note 3s are still perfect, they still have enough storage space left (and I download stuff to see what people are asking about here, then forget to uninstall it) - the only problem, and I wouldn't have bought the Pixel if there were some way to add it (Project Ara, where are you?) is that I wanted a fingerprint reader because I now use my phone to pay - and I don't like the idea of some guy I don't notice, with binoculars, watching my type in my password. Show me a Note 3 back with a fingerprint reader and I'll use my Note 3. For about 3 or 4 more years.I fixed this^^
One f my Note 3s needs one now - it's just about 5 years. The other one doesn't yet. My V-551, made in 2004, still has a good battery in it. That's over 14 years old - and it's a NiMH. (Or did, the last time I checked it - it's SIM-locked to AT&T, and doesn't do 3G voice, so it's a useless phone now. I should have gotten it unlocked before they switched.)Device will need a battery by three years it's time for a new device in my opinion !