With the entry in November, the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL are running out of guaranteed updates. Until Pixel 5a, Google only commits to update their devices within the first three years of its launch. With the Pixel 6, it continues to offer three years of Android updates, but extends security updates to five years.
With the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL Outside of this support window, we’ve already seen how this November security update won’t affect these devices, but unsurprisingly, Google
The latest Pixel 3 update in 2022
With the news of end of support for Google Pixel 3, 9to5Google contacted Google find out if, as happened with the first generation of Pixel and Pixel 2, if for the Pixel 3 there was also going to be a additional upgrade. And so it will be.
Google has confirmed that will release a final update for Pixel 3 and 3 XL in Q1 2022
In this latest update for the Pixel 3, it is expected that it will only contain bug fixes, to resolve issues that arose after updating to Android 12, a version released a few weeks ago on these devices. Unknown, it will also come with security fixes.
As one can see, Google doesn’t want to end Pixel 3 lifecycle with new version This might give some users minor issues, so now you’ll have a few months to fix the most important Android 12 errors before releasing the latest update in the next quarter of 2022. What Google has confirmed is that neither the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3a will officially receive Android 12L. For that, it would be necessary to change ROM.
Via | 9to5Google
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