At the beginning of this year, Samsung announced that its Galaxy series phones will receive security updates for at least 4 years since they went on sale. However, the latest news said that the Pixel 6 series, which will be released next week, will receive a 5-year security update, which is 1 year longer than Samsung’s.
The tipster @_snoopytech_ revealed that Google plans to expand the software update cycle of the Pixel series. Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro will have 5 years of security patches. According to the usual pattern, the upcoming Google phone seems to be promised a major upgrade in 4 years, which usually means 4 Android versions.
Join RealMi Central on Telegram, Facebook & Twitter
Pixel 6 gets 4 OS Upgrades and 5 Years of Security Patches
— Snoopy (@_snoopytech_) October 13, 2021
This is only one year longer than what Samsung promised, but it still means another year of critical security updates and important feature changes. This means that Pixel 6 users will be able to stick with their phones for longer before they feel the need to buy a new phone to get updated Android features. Of course, the premise is that the hardware can last that long.