Pixel 8 to have seven years of Android updates
Google says it’ll support Pixel 8 series with seven years of Android updates
Now this is nice. Hopefully 3rd party manufacturers can also provide a longer life span for the device.
IMO, the biggest headlines in the launch. 7 years is crazy timeline to support. But the phones have matured so much that it makes sense people would want to keep the phone for longer period of time
I like to think this is because all the regulation regarding parts and support coming from EU. Right to repair finally got some spotlight and we're starting to see the results. Now just give me a phone with a replaceable battery and I might actually use it for 5 years. Oh, and with a headphone jack.
It is not, Fairphone already does this.
Still crazy I would say for Google. Their market size is lot larger, and they release new phone line-ups every year.
Fairphone is also not available in every country.
