A surprising new Pixel 8 leak suggests that the upcoming handsets could match Apple's software support policy.
hasn’t provided any more detail about how those seven years are divided, but I suspect the Pixel 8 models will see five years of Android updates with two years of security patches added on top.
It’s also possible that the final year or two of security patches are released infrequently, which would be at Google’s discretion. The company has some history here, the 2018 Pixel 3 line received a final update in 2022, a year after the guaranteed update period ended in 2021. Longer software support is a win for consumers and the environment because it means people can hold on to their devices for longer. Apple has led the way for a long time by offering between five and six years of iOS updates, while older devices like the 2015 iPhone 6S received a security patch in July 2023. Android smartphone owners do not get to see this level of support.
This has long been a shortcoming in the Android world. The length of support is inconsistent across all manufacturers and in some cases, unjustifiable. The 2020 like Motorola Edgeand later updated to two after some backlash. When a smartphone can cost upwards of $1000, it should last for as long as possible.
What will be interesting to see are the results of a Pixel 8 teardown and its subsequent reparability score, which hasn’t been great for the least two cycles. iFixit gave the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro a score of six and five out of ten respectively. While smartphone teardown YouTube channelA new opportunity for Android phones has opened up since
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