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The Pixel 6 looks like it will miss out on Android's next big kernel upgrade (www.androidauthority.com)
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[–] 13 points 2 months ago (3 children)

They usually drop support after Google does no?

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  • [–] 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 child)

    GrapheneOS aims to maintain update support for at least 5 years (from their FAQ). GrapheneOS still supports Pixel 5 for example (released 5 years, 8 months ago), Google stopped updating that model in Nov. 2023. GrapheneOS likely won't maintain support for older models forever, but for older devices they can extend the life a good few years past Google's end of support.

    ETA: In fairness to Google, their support window on newer models is a lot better. From https://endoflife.date/pixel, for Pixel 8, 9 & 10 series they've committed to 7 years of Android updates. My Pixel 7 is only getting 4 years of updates, hence my interest in GrapheneOS.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    My Pixel 7 is only getting 4 years of updates

    1. It was originally supposed to be 3 + 2 years of security updates only, then got bumped to 5 years of full updates when the 6 series reached the end of their 3 year support (I think that was also the time Google first updated the kernel on the Pixels).

    Or if you don't count the initial year, it's just 6 years for 8+

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago

    Doesn't matter. I haven't tried Graphene yet because I needed to keep the phone for corporate use. Now that it will be obsoleted, I canbtry Graphene, even ifbuts an older build.

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