{"id":51600,"date":"2024-06-09T06:11:40","date_gmt":"2024-06-09T06:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/uncategorized\/i-really-hope-google-doesnt-promise-7-years-of-android-for-the-pixel-8a\/"},"modified":"2024-06-09T06:11:40","modified_gmt":"2024-06-09T06:11:40","slug":"i-really-hope-google-doesnt-promise-7-years-of-android-for-the-pixel-8a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/tech\/i-really-hope-google-doesnt-promise-7-years-of-android-for-the-pixel-8a\/","title":{"rendered":"I really hope Google doesn’t promise 7 years of Android for the Pixel 8a"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Image credit: Future | Alex Walker-Todd) When Google and then Samsung promised seven years of major OS updates for the latest Pixel 8 and Galaxy S24 families, I was left agog. That\u2019s longer than any other phone maker before; even longer than Apple, which quietly supports every iPhone with five years of iOS. Since then, I\u2019ve been looking for potholes on the road to seven years. I\u2019ve been looking for off-ramps where Google or Samsung renege on the promise. That\u2019s why I hope Google doesn\u2019t promise seven years for the rumored Pixel 8a. It would just be too stressful for me.\u00a0See, I don\u2019t think Google can do it. I don\u2019t think Google can support the Pixel 8a for seven years of updates. I\u2019m pretty sure that there will be disclaimers and caveats for the Pixel 8 by the time we reach the finish line.\u00a0We\u2019ve already seen hints. So I don\u2019t want to deal with this promise on the Pixel 8a, the next bargain Pixel from Google, rumored to be coming in May at Google I\/O 2024. I just want to enjoy the phone on its own merits, and not worry about Google disappointing us long term.\u00a0Is seven years realistic? Nobody knows for sureWould a phone from seven years ago be able to run today\u2019s version of Android? In 2017, Samsung launched the Galaxy S8 \u2013 certainly one of the best Galaxy phones. That phone had respectable specs, even by today\u2019s standards. It used an Exynos or Snapdragon 8-core processor and… Click below to read the full story from TechRadar
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(Image credit: Future | Alex Walker-Todd) When Google and then Samsung promised seven years of major OS updates for the latest Pixel 8 and Galaxy S24 families, I was left agog. That\u2019s longer than any other phone maker before; even longer than Apple, which quietly supports every iPhone with five years of iOS. 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