How Many Android Updates Will the Pixel 9 Series Get?

Aug. 26, 2024

Google said last year that new Pixel devices would receive up to seven years of upgrades. This covers major Android releases, security patches, and feature drops, which come quarterly. It is more than any other smartphone manufacturer and a challenging promise to keep for a firm like Google, which is notorious for shutting down projects. So willPixel 9 seriesget the same treatment in terms of updates, or will its life get cut short? Let’s discuss.

New Phone, Same Old Flavor

Typically, Google releases the new version of Android somewhere around September, and their new phone just a month after it, in October. But this year, Google couldn’t wait till Halloween and launched the Pixel 9 series in August, shipping them with a year-old Android 14. This sparked a lot of debate online about whether these new Pixels will receive an additional year of updates over the Pixel 8.

It’s unclear why the company released their phone earlier than they usually do. One possibility is thatAndroid is not the highlightfor Google anymore. And now, they want us to only focus on the AI side of things. Android 15 Beta has already been pretty lackluster and not as exciting as Android updates usually go. Plus, AI has been front and center, during the Pixel 9 launch event and their Google I/O held in May.

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