We all know that this month, the door is closing on updates for 2018’s Pixel 3 series, and Google’s response to that ending is that 3 years of updates is still a “great experience” for customers. Android smartphones, unfortunately, usually don’t get the support they are really capable of. Even the best and biggest names in Android only support devices for 3-5 years at best.
Well according to the ‘VICE author Aaron Gordon’ he has recently published an editorial today regarding the end-of-life for the Pixel 3, with Google’s support window forcing him to dump a perfectly good phone. so in this situation many of us are used to facing, prompting them to either look at upgrading or just live with a phone that is now knowingly less secure.
Well in this entire discussion there were some toxic questions were asked why the Pixel 3 was losing support for major updates and security patches, Google said that it feels this window still provides a great experience. But here we must have to say that Google proudly touted the expanded support windows of the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro last year. In a statement to ArsTechnica, Google previously said:
They said that they made pixel 3 in a very efficient manner and effective manner so that users will Abel to use better OS. The frequency and categories of updates will depend on the capabilities and needs of the hardware. Well, undoubtedly there are a few differences in which few key difference between the Pixel 3 and the Pixel 6 is what’s under the hood.
Like Google’s other past releases, Pixel 3 ran on a chip from Qualcomm, where Pixel 6 is using the custom Tensor chip. Qualcomm is a key reason why older Pixels, and virtually every Android phone, have a cap on how long it can be feasibly supported respectively.
One can’t help but feel a bit hurt that Google seems so at ease with a mere three years, even on these older devices. But still, when Samsung has been pushing the boundaries of support by extending its security update window to four years – even on Qualcomm-powered devices that are a few years old – Google’s policy becomes a bit harder to stay on board with. On top of that, there’s the “gold standard” in Apple, which continues to support a phone that’s going on seven years old as well.