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Google Pixel update support ranges from five to seven years
Google sets an end date for software updates based on when each Pixel phone went on sale in the US.
Pixel models from the original phone through the Pixel 5a no longer receive updates.
The Pixel 6 and 7 families and the first Pixel Fold get five years of updates from their sale dates.
Pixel 8 and newer phones are promised seven years of updates, including security patches and major Android upgrades.
For example, support for the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro ends in October 2026, while the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro are due to receive updates until October 2030.
Once updates stop, newly discovered security problems will no longer be fixed, which can make continued use riskier.
The guidance is to replace an unsupported phone if possible, or move to one that still receives security updates.
Google Pixel phones receive between five and seven years of software updates, depending on the model.
Google counts support from the month a phone becomes available for purchase on the US Google Store.
The Pixel 8 and newer models are guaranteed seven years of updates, while Pixel 6 and 7 families and the original Pixel Fold get five years.
Phones from the original Pixel through the Pixel 5a are no longer receiving updates.
After updates stop, phones no longer receive new security patches and may face security risks.
- Who
- Google and owners of Pixel phones.
- What
- Pixel software support ranges from five to seven years, depending on the model. Older models have stopped receiving updates.
- When
- The article was published on October 11, 2026. Support periods are counted from each phone’s US Google Store availability month.
- Where
- Google Store website in the US, which Google uses to begin each phone’s support window.
- Why
- Google provides software updates, including security patches and major OS upgrades, for set periods. The article says stopped security updates can leave phones exposed to new security issues.
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Samsung pledged three years of major OS updates for lower-end Galaxy devices and seven years for select flagships.
Google announced that Pixel phones from the Pixel 8 onward would receive seven years of software updates.
The Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro were reaching the end of their support period.
- Pixel 8 and later
- Seven years of software updates
- Pixel 6 and 7 families; original Pixel Fold
- Five years of updates from the month of US Google Store availability
- Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro
- Support ends in October 2026
- Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro
- Final updates due by the end of October 2027
- Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro
- Updates due to stop after October 2030
- Original Pixel through Pixel 5a
- Obsolete and no longer receiving updates
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