The issue is that those previous promises were for a very short support window, and Google has a terrible track record for any sort of long term support.
The issue is that those previous promises were for a very short support window
Not really. The previous phones already had a way longer support window than almost any other Android phones on the market, which mostly only get a year or so of updates. It’s a defining feature of pixel phones.
Compared to almost all other android phone marker it’s decent and https://endoflife.date/pixel starting with the pixel 6 gen they got 5 years now 7 with the pixel 8
Google has a great track record at fulfilling its promises of support, but a terrible track record of giving un-promised support. So when they promise support, that should go into the “good track record” column.
The issue is that those previous promises were for a very short support window, and Google has a terrible track record for any sort of long term support.
Google supports Pixel? Sure.
Google supports anything for 7 years? Doubtful.
Not really. The previous phones already had a way longer support window than almost any other Android phones on the market, which mostly only get a year or so of updates. It’s a defining feature of pixel phones.
What’s the actual number? We can’t really compare “7 years” and “way longer”.
Pixel 4a just fell out of support, that’s roughly 3 years. Not so great.
Compared to almost all other android phone marker it’s decent and https://endoflife.date/pixel starting with the pixel 6 gen they got 5 years now 7 with the pixel 8
If you have to compare it with terrible to look OK, it’s a tacit admission Android support windows are next to terrible.
Wow, that’s less than my Galaxy S8. It was getting updates from 2017 to 2022.
Previous pixel phones got between 3 and 4 years of updates.
Pixel 6 series and 7 have 5 years and now 7 with the 8 series
Google has a great track record at fulfilling its promises of support, but a terrible track record of giving un-promised support. So when they promise support, that should go into the “good track record” column.