Google is promising 7 years of software and security updates for the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro, becoming the first company to do so.
The iPhone has historically been the go-to recommendation for people who want to know their phone will be supported for a long time. That changed today.
On Wednesday, Google hosted its annual Made by Google event. At the event, the company announced the Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro and Pixel Watch 2. It also revealed a big software update as well as two new colors for the Pixel Buds Pro and showed off a ton of new AI features that are coming to the phone, watch, and other devices.
In addition to showing off all of the new features for the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro — many of which were already leaked — Google also made another announcement… which also leaked. The company revealed that it will support the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro with seven years of software updates, including Android OS upgrades, security updates, and regular Feature Drops.
This is a big improvement over the three to four years of software support that Google has previously offered for its Pixel phones and a first for any smartphone company. If Google makes good on this promise, the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro will be supported with updates all the way until 2030.
