Google Pixel 8 and 8 Pro rumored to get 7 years of Android updates
We reported that the Pixel 8 will get significantly more Android OS updates, and a new leak today pegs that number at seven years...
This is amazing news if true. It's based on this leaked specs sheet:
About fucking time.
Hopefully this is an indication of the build quality of the 8 as well. People who upgrade every year or every other year produce so much waste.
And hopefully Google also plays nice in terms of repairability and availability of replacement parts, otherwise 7 years of software support won't mean much.
Well with the spare parts available in ifixit I can't complain. Last year I got the battery replacement kit for my previous Pixel 4 from the ifixit European store and all went good, quick and affordable.
It's a shame the P4 doesn't receive more official updates though.
The way it's worded is a little ambiguous - it could mean 3 years (or whatever) of OS updates but 7 years of security updates. Which would still be good, but not quite as good as 7 years of OS updates.
I hope they don't split OS updates from Security updates.
