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In a news that is not going to surprise customers who follow the Nexus lineup from Google closely, the Pixel and Pixel XL from Google are going to receive confirmed Android updates until October 2018. This means that the handset will receive guaranteed Android updates two years post their launch month similar to how Google has treated its Nexus devices so far.
It goes without saying that Google possibly can update the Pixels to Android updates post October 2018 as well, but it will not be any under obligation to do so.
This will also include the Verizon’s variant of the Pixel and Pixel XL. And while Verizon says it will be rolling out Android updates for the Pixel units sold through it at the same time as the ones sold through Google Store, I am still skeptical about this promise from the big Red carrier.
As for security updates, Google will be rolling them out to the Pixel and Pixel XL until October 2019 or until 18 months after the Pixel smartphones are taken down from the Google Store, whichever is later.
For a Nexus user, this should not be surprising since Google has been rolling out confirmed Android updates for all Nexus devices for at least two years since their launch. However, considering the price and the powerful hardware that they pack, Google should consider extending the two-year guaranteed Android update timeline to three years at the very minimum.
[Via Android Police]
