Google has already officially introduced the new Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro XL, and Pixel 9 Pro Fold. The new flagships of the Android ecosystem arrive loaded with new features, including a new Tensor G4 processor and many artificial intelligences. However, this time, the new Pixels do not arrive with the new version of Android.
Indeed, Pixel 9 family of mobile phones arrives with Android 14 versionsince the new Android 15 is not yet available. This makes us wonder how many Android updates will the new Pixel 9 receive? The answer is: more than we had imagined.
Google Pixel 9 to get 7 years of OS updates
When Google introduced the Pixel 8 in October 2023, the company announced that its Pixel phones would get 7 years of updates from that date. Since the Pixel 8 came to market with Android 14, that means this generation will be updated to Android 21 in 2030.
But what about the Pixel 9, which also arrives with Android 14? This, clearly, can cause confusion among users, but Google, on its official support page, has already clarified the doubt: the new Pixels will not receive seven Android updates, but seven years of updates, including the update to Android 15 that it should reach the Pixel 9 between the months of September and October.
In general, here’s what OS updates look like for the last two generations of Google Pixel:
- Pixel 9 Family: Android updates until at least August 2031and security updates until at least August 2031
- Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro: Android updates until at least October 2030 and security updates until at least October 2030
- Pixel 8a: Android updates until at least May 2031 and security updates until at least May 2031
The Pixel 9 would therefore be updated to Android version 22 in 2031provided that this version is available for the end of support, in August of the same year. Since the Pixel 9 arrives with Android 14, this means that this generation will actually receive eight Android updates, instead of seven, thus exceeding the number of versions of the operating system that the Pixel 8 will receive.
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