Google Pixel Bought From Verizon Will Get Delayed System Updates

Google has priced its Pixel and Pixel Forty phones similar to Apple tree's iPhone seven and iPhone seven Plus. Touting some of the best hardware specs going around in the flagships this yr, users are nevertheless confused near the software side of the bargain. Google has packed some massive improvements in Android 7.one Nougat forth with some cardinal new features. Restricting features like the Pixel Launcher and Google Banana, the company is trying to make Pixel lineup sectional and amend than its Android competition. Still, would the new Google Pixel smartphones endure the same fate that other Android devices exercise when it comes to latest software updates? To some extent, yes.

Verizon'southward Google Pixel and Pixel XL to deal with update fragmentation issues

Verizon is Google's exclusive partner for its Pixel and Pixel Twoscore smartphones. (Yes, however odd that sounds in 2022, Google is still a decade behind in this game.) This means that the carrier is non only pre-loading some apps on the Pixel, but is too locking the bootloader. Users can even deal with this, specially since it appears you could delete the additional apps. Merely, what about the timely software and security updates?

Coming to its notorious update procedure, Google has clarified that Verizon will be responsible for system updates, like the next version of Android. However, the company itself will exist responsible for sending monthly, regular security updates. Google confirmed the following to9to5Google (emphasis ours):

Monthly security updates will come from Google (for all models), and organisation updates will exist managed by Verizon for Verizon models, and Google for unlocked models bought from Google Shop.

What this means is Google is taking some control of the Android software update process. At least for the critical, security updates. Notwithstanding, if you don't desire to deal with carrier delays that send the newest versions of Android years later, y'all can buy the unlocked version from Google itself. After all, it will work with Verizon anyway.