For times, Google’s phones, whether under the Nexus brand or the newer Pixels, have been the gold standard when it comes to getting regular software updates. Lately, still, other manufacturers have eventually wised up and stepped up their game by perfecting their software update commitments. The biggest splash was made by Samsung last time when it exceeded Google with its three- time Android update pledge. Commonly, Google is now believed to be fighting back by recovering its lead with the Pixel 6 coming coming week.
It was, after all, a bit disturbing that a phone seller that was formerly notorious for having the worst Android updates would outmatch the company that actually makes Android. Of course, Samsung has had times of experience behind it, while Google has only started designing and making its own phones back in 2016. It was really only a matter of time before the tech mammoth tried to reclaim its quality, and that might be coming week.
Tipster@_snoopytech_ thankfully filled in the big blank that was left by the massive Pixel 6 leak that landed a many days agone. That leak noted that the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro are guaranteed five times of security patches but made no citation of Android interpretation upgrades. Following the usual pattern, it would feel that the forthcoming Google phones will be promised four times of major upgrades, which generally translates to four Android performances, especially as far as Google is concerned.
That’s just one time more than what Samsung promised, but that still means another time of critical security updates as well as important point changes. It means that Pixel 6 possessors will be suitable to hold on to their phones a lot longer before they feel the need to buy a new phone to be suitable to get newer Android features. Presuming, of course, the tackle lasts that long.
While it’s a major step over for Pixel phones, some point out that indeed four times pales in comparison to Apple’s track record. iOS 15, for illustration, supports indeed the iPhone 6s that was launched back in 2015. The first Google Pixel from 2016, in discrepancy, reached its end of life in 2019, having officially entered only three major upgrades and security patches for that long.