updates : carrier vs factory unlocked

[gebco]

Thinking of the Pixel 2. Lately I've been buying my phones directly from the carrier but I'm looking at getting the Pixel through my carrier (Rogers). Security updates are important to me so I'd like to hear from folks if the updates are happening through the carrier as quickly as factory unlocked.

 

[phoon61]

I think you can take your sim card out and get the updates if Google does send them earlier. also you can get Rogers to unlock your phone for free these days

 

[gebco]

I think you can take your sim card out and get the updates if Google does send them earlier. also you can get Rogers to unlock your phone for free these days

Thanks. I thought that carrier unlocked were still subject to updates on the carrier schedule though as opposed to factory unlocked that gets them from Google. My factory unlocked Priv always got the updates faster straight from BlackBerry than those with Rogers.

 

[bluetroll]

I don't think you would have a carrier locked Pixel 2. the only locked models are from Verizon.

 

[hub1]

Verizon pixels are bootloader locked to prevent rooting. Other than that they are the same as Google purchased phones and the updates come from Google.

 

[gallifreyangirl]

I think UK EE is locked as well for pixel

 

[Pugs667]

All pixel phone get updates from Google not from the carrier and if you get the Google pixel 2 from Rogers it comes unlocked

 

[gebco]

All pixel phone get updates from Google not from the carrier and if you get the Google pixel 2 from Rogers it comes unlocked

Awesome. Thank you. I may order soon. I just need to find the apk for the BlackBerry keyboard. I love this keyboard.

 

[GSDer]

Mods: this seems to be a duplicate of https://forums.androidcentral.com/showthread.php?t=867708 - please close/merge/do your magic.
Edit: aack! Perhaps it's some Tapatalk screw up - I see two threads listed but they both have the same content.

 

[GSDer]

I just need to find the apk for the BlackBerry keyboard.

FYI that keyboard is available in the Google Play Store; you just have to use some other application (might have been this one https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.blackberry.infrastructure) to install it.
I saw it mentioned on XDA so I jumped through the necessary hoops to install it but I ended up not being very impressed with the prediction model so I ditched it.

 

[gebco]

FYI that keyboard is available in the Google Play Store; you just have to use some other application (might have been this one https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.blackberry.infrastructure) to install it.
I saw it mentioned on XDA so I jumped through the necessary hoops to install it but I ended up not being very impressed with the prediction model so I ditched it.

The predictive text learns as you use it. I'll see how the native keyboard does first but having typed on my son's Nexus and OnePlus I think I'll end up installing the BlackBerry one.

 

[GSDer]

but having typed on my son's Nexus and OnePlus I think I'll end up installing the BlackBerry one.

If you haven't tried SwiftKey Keyboard https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.touchtype.swiftkey you might want to consider it: the word insertion and layout customization are what keep me coming back to it.

 

[gebco]

If you haven't tried SwiftKey Keyboard https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.touchtype.swiftkey you might want to consider it: the word insertion and layout customization are what keep me coming back to it.

Thanks, my son has that keyboard. I don't think it has the swipe up feature that I really like on BB10 and BB Android. It all comes down to what you're used to I guess. I'll give SwiftKey a try. Thanks.