Google is rolling out the safety updates for the Pixel telephones from the two collection to the 4a, however this is among the final occasions for the corporate’s 2017 flagships.
The tech big guarantees three years of safety patches for every of its smartphones. So, as of at this time, the Pixel 2 collection has formally reached its end-of-life, in line with the unique Google replace calendar. Nevertheless, the Menlo Park-based firm has confirmed to Android Police that it’s going to get its final replace this December, together with a closing set of essential fixes from each November and December.
Anybody nonetheless utilizing one among these telephones would possibly need to contemplate upgrading. Whereas the Pixel 2 and 2 XL are nonetheless usable, they’ll be much less safe as every month passes by after December.
Google has influenced different firms like Samsung to do three years of updates, since initially most Android-makers solely pushed out two years of updates, together with Google. Google really converted from two years of updates to 3 years when it launched the Pixel 2 again in 2017.
It’s value noting that Apple continues to assist its telephones for 5 years of updates, so it’d be good if Google did the identical.
Supply: Android Police
