If you have been holding on to a Pixel 4 for the previous three years, you will should get used to going with out OS upgrades. Android Police notes that, as deliberate, Google has launched its final assured software program replace for the Pixel 4 and 4 XL. They simply embrace the same old spherical of minor bug fixes and safety patches, however you possibly can’t depend on something past this. While Google is thought to offer one final replace as a sendoff, it isn’t clear when (or if) that is coming.

Some Pixel 4 members of the family are nonetheless lined. The Pixel 4a is slated to obtain common model and safety updates till August 2023, whereas the 4a 5G is secure till November that yr. And you possibly can relaxation simpler in the event you’re a Pixel 6 proprietor. That system line is Google’s first to get 5 promised years of safety updates, so it should not lose out earlier than fall 2026.

Your Pixel 4 will not instantly turn out to be out of date, in fact. Updates to Google Play Services and apps ought to preserve the Android flagship helpful for some time but, and Google could rush out emergency patches for important safety flaws. Even so, you will wish to contemplate a brand new cellphone in the event you insist on a constant replace stream. Google could not have timed this week’s Pixel 7 launch to catch system upgraders, however the debut is actually handy.