mastermind ( @mastermind@lemm.ee ) to TechnologyEnglish · 2 years ago7 years of software updates for the Pixel 8 seriesblog.googleexternal-linkmessage-square35linkfedilinkarrow-up1103
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minus-square java ( @java@beehaw.org ) Bannedlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 years ago way longer What’s the actual number? We can’t really compare “7 years” and “way longer”.
minus-square AggressivelyPassive ( @agressivelyPassive@feddit.de ) linkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 years agoPixel 4a just fell out of support, that’s roughly 3 years. Not so great.
minus-square ninchuka ( @ninchuka@lemmy.one ) linkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoCompared to almost all other android phone marker it’s decent and https://endoflife.date/pixel starting with the pixel 6 gen they got 5 years now 7 with the pixel 8
minus-square deegeese ( @deegeese@sopuli.xyz ) linkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 years agoIf you have to compare it with terrible to look OK, it’s a tacit admission Android support windows are next to terrible.
minus-square java ( @java@beehaw.org ) Bannedlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoWow, that’s less than my Galaxy S8. It was getting updates from 2017 to 2022.
minus-square PonyOfWar ( @PonyOfWar@pawb.social ) linkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoPrevious pixel phones got between 3 and 4 years of updates.
minus-square ninchuka ( @ninchuka@lemmy.one ) linkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoPixel 6 series and 7 have 5 years and now 7 with the 8 series
What’s the actual number? We can’t really compare “7 years” and “way longer”.
Pixel 4a just fell out of support, that’s roughly 3 years. Not so great.
Compared to almost all other android phone marker it’s decent and https://endoflife.date/pixel starting with the pixel 6 gen they got 5 years now 7 with the pixel 8
If you have to compare it with terrible to look OK, it’s a tacit admission Android support windows are next to terrible.
Wow, that’s less than my Galaxy S8. It was getting updates from 2017 to 2022.
Previous pixel phones got between 3 and 4 years of updates.
Pixel 6 series and 7 have 5 years and now 7 with the 8 series