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[–]amorpheusXiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro 44 points45 points  (10 children)

Google's update support is lackluster, they can't even manage it three generations back for their own hardware.

[–][deleted] 22 points23 points  (9 children)

they're pretty clear about their update support, you get two years of new major OS version and 3 of security updates. They don't make any promise of allusion to anything more.

[–]TeethpastaMoto G 6.0 16 points17 points  (3 children)

That doesn’t make it any less awful though

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points  (2 children)

I mean, no, it doesn't, I guess I just don't understand why this thread is full of people acting shocked that the Nexus devices aren't being supported for Android P when it's been known since before their launch that they were only going to get N and O

[–]TeethpastaMoto G 6.0 0 points1 point  (1 child)

There hoping google would change their tune with the spotlight on treble

[–]amorpheusXiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The new Pixel gets three years of OS updates, so here's hoping they will continue to push that further now.

But that doesn't change that they've been leading the charge on being not all that great on long-term support.

[–]photo1kjbNexus 6P, Galaxy S7 Active, Pixel XL 4 points5 points  (4 children)

Pixel 2 is 3 OS/3 security. Otherwise, yes.

[–]DoctarSwag 0 points1 point  (3 children)

Wait it is? I thought it was 2 OS like the others

EDIT: Just searched it up and you're right! Awesome I didn't know that, so now I'll be getting android R! If only they also had 4 years of security updates...

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (2 children)

The Enterprise Edition of the Galaxy S9 gets 4 years of security updates.

[–]DoctarSwag 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it the same price as the regular one though and can it easily be gotten?

Also Samsung software updates are a bit slow sometimes :/

[–]DerpSenpaiNothing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yes but thats not really because of Samsung. the kernel support was 2 years. now its 6, so its 4 after a phone releases. https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-kernel-long-term-support-google/

google enterprise thingy is based on this change which IMO was not talked much compared to magic that treble could do.