In less than two months, the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL will be three years on the market, which means that from October 2022 they will no longer have guaranteed updates, but thanks to the beta of the android program, we already know that you will no longer receive versions.
If last Monday Google updated the Android beta program website to confirm the date of the Android 14 beta, it has now updated the page to announce which Pixel devices will receive the next Android beta 13 in a few days.
Google pulls Pixel 4 from Android Beta program
Starting in September, Google will launch the first beta version of Android 13 QPR1the quarterly update whose stable version would arrive in December with its ration of New Pixel Feature Dropbut now we know that this update will not reach the Pixel 4 and 4 XL.
On the Android Beta Program FAQ website, Google updated the question “Which devices are eligible for the program?” » remove the Pixel 4 from the answer. Now, upcoming Android 13 Beta builds will only be available for:
- Pixel 4a
- Pixel 4a (5G)
- Pixel 5
- Pixel 5a
- Pixel 6
- Pixel 6 Pro
- Pixel 6a
Therefore, and if Google does not change its mind, the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL will remain with Android 13 as the latest version, but will not receive the minor updates of December and March. That if they will receive at least until October, they will receive new security patches.
Google currently only guarantees three years of updates to new versions of Android on their Android devices, and starting with Pixel 6 five years of security updates, and to date, no Pixel has updated to new versions of Android for over three years, at most has extended security updates for a few more months to fix a serious issue.
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