A sad time is approaching for users with a Pixel 6. The support date established by Google is coming to an end soon and those with any of the versions of the smartphone series should start looking for a new mobile. Luckily, users will get one last big update before they’re doomed, so there’s plenty of time to figure out what your next phone will be.
All mobile phones are subject to a software update period. Google’s latest releases from the Pixel 8 series enjoy 7 years of operating system updates, which is a long-term experience of guarantees. However, previous ones like the Pixel 6 maintained support for 4 years of updates, so it is only one year away from reaching the end of the experience.
He Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro They were released in October 2021 and, according to the schedule established by Google itself on its official website, it will no longer receive Android updates. This is because I had patches secured until October 2024 and we have already passed the deadline. After receiving Android 13, Android 14, and Android 15, both the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro have reached the update they were supposed to get, but it seems that Google has one last surprise prepared.
The latest update for the Google Pixel 6
The American company is popularly known for establishing specific support dates and deadlines from the launch of each model. However, it is also a generous brand at the software level and that is why the Pixel 6 series could end up enjoying the next Android 16 update of the system. This would not be surprising considering that Google already did the same with the Pixel 5a, a phone that received a security patch by surprise last week after having ended support in August 2024.
The main indication that has led us to think about the possibility of the Google Pixel 6 being updated again is because Android 16 Developer Preview version has been deployed in its first phase for both versions of the phone. This seems to indicate that the device will get the stable update next year, although at the moment Google has not wanted to confirm it. The launch of the new version will occur sooner than we are used to and the brand has set the date in June 2025 for its deployment. This would mean a 8 month extension of the term of Pixel 6 support, so everything suggests that Google is going to make the effort.
It is unlikely that after including it in the version of Android 16 for developers it will end up being discarded, since the company has been concerned with optimizing the performance of the device for said version. All that remains is to wait for confirmation from Google, but what is clear is that The Pixel 6a will benefit from Android 16 by having the end of the support period established for the month of July 2025, so it ends just one month after the release of the stable version.
