{"id":498904,"date":"2022-10-06T23:42:06","date_gmt":"2022-10-06T20:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/googles-pixel-7-will-only-get-three-years-of-os-updates\/"},"modified":"2022-10-06T23:42:06","modified_gmt":"2022-10-06T20:42:06","slug":"googles-pixel-7-will-only-get-three-years-of-os-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/googles-pixel-7-will-only-get-three-years-of-os-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"#Google\u2019s Pixel 7 Will Only Get Three Years of OS Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3688a78ce97\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3688a78ce97\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/googles-pixel-7-will-only-get-three-years-of-os-updates\/#%E2%80%9CGoogles_Pixel_7_Will_Only_Get_Three_Years_of_OS_Updates%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Google\u2019s Pixel 7 Will Only Get Three Years of OS Updates&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CGoogles_Pixel_7_Will_Only_Get_Three_Years_of_OS_Updates%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Google\u2019s Pixel 7 Will Only Get Three Years of OS Updates&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage size-full wp-image-838626\" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/screenshot-10-06-2022-102308.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\">Google<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Pixel 7 lineup is now available for pre-order. Google showed several improvements during its Made by Google hardware event, such as the new Tensor G2 system-on-a-chip and an improved rear camera setup. But it forgot to mention one important detail \u2014 you\u2019ll only get three major OS updates.<\/p>\n<p>Even though both phones have 5 years of security updates, Google is only committing to three years of major OS updates for the just-released Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro. In a statement to <em>How-To Geek<\/em>, Google told us the following:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>We build Pixel phones to get better over time with software and feature updates. Like Pixel 6, 6 Pro, and 6a, Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro will provide at least 5 years of security upgrades from the date the phones first become available on the Google Store in the U.S. and at least 3 years of OS updates.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Google Pixel 7 lineup comes with Android 13, so three years of updates would mean that Google is committing to updating the new phones all the way up to Android 16. Security updates will keep coming for two more years after that. Three years of updates is standard for phone makers like <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.xda-developers.com\/oneplus-flagships-three-major-android-upgrades-four-years-security-updates\/\">OnePlus<\/a>, and it\u2019s not uncommon to see other companies (namely Motorola) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/motorola-software-updates-rant\/\">offering just two years<\/a>, or in some cheaper phones, even just one year.<\/p>\n<p>This is the exact same policy as the Pixel 6 <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a>, and it\u2019s pretty much what Google has provided for its phones ever since the first Pixel was released in 2016. But it\u2019s not cutting it anymore. Samsung, for one, is offering its Galaxy S22 phones <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/global\/samsung-sets-the-new-standard-with-four-generations-of-os-upgrades-to-ensure-the-most-up-to-date-and-more-secure-galaxy-experience\">four years of major updates<\/a> and five years of security patches, outdoing Google by an extra year. And of course, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le gives its iPhones <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/guide\/iphone\/supported-models-iphe3fa5df43\/ios\">at least five years of iOS updates<\/a>, and often, they even get more than that \u2014 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gsmarena.com\/apple_iphone_6s-7242.php\">some iPhones have been supported for up to seven years<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-838731\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/screenshot-10-06-2022-102117-650x366.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"image from Google presentation that reads &quot;Pixel Feature Drops: 5 years of updates.&quot;\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\">Google<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Not only did Google not mention this during the event, but it also seemingly went the extra mile to hide it and mislead users. Google touted that both phones would get \u201c5 years of updates\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2NGjNQVbydc?t=1827\">while it was talking about Pixel feature drops during the event<\/a>, not mentioning or acknowledging that two of those five years would be for security patches only. The company also avoided mentioning it in the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/store.google.com\/product\/pixel_7_specs?hl=en-US\">spec sheet of the Pixel 7 lineup<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If Google wants to position the Pixel lineup as Android\u2019s equivalent to the iPhone, it really needs to go the extra mile on this, especially seeing how the phones are using Google\u2019s own silicon. 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