How long does is the Pixel 2 get updates?

[Nnelg77]

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?

 

[kmf1]

https://www.androidauthority.com/pi...nteed-three-years-os-security-updates-808499/

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?

 

[Lilybell2]

Actually, the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL will receive updates for at least 3 years from when it became available on the Google Store:

https://support.google.com/nexus/answer/4457705?hl=en

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.

 

[Rukbat]

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 year old phone might be something you want to get rid of anyway. And it doesn't owe you anything.])

 

[Chex313]

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.])

I fixed this^^

 

[B. Diddy]

"Only 3 years"? As far as I know, that's the longest update promise for any Android device manufacturer, and since it's coming from Google, I'm much more likely to believe them than other manufacturers. Realistically, the vast majority of phone owners (especially Pixel owners) will have moved onto the next great phone within 2 years, so an update promise of 3 years is almost irrelevant.

 

[o4liberty]

Device will need a battery by three years it's time for a new device in my opinion !

 

[Rukbat]

I fixed this^^

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.

 

[Rukbat]

Device will need a battery by three years it's time for a new device in my opinion !

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.)

 

[B. Diddy]

Unfortunately, a big problem with older phones that are stuck on KitKat or thereabouts is that more and more apps are dropping support for those older versions of Android.