The November security patch for mobile app development for Android smartphones was issued yesterday, however, the Pixel 3 will not be receiving it. However, Pixel 3 users aren’t entirely out of luck.
Google’s Pixel smartphones are only guaranteed to get upgrades for three years, and with the Pixel 3’s release in October 2018, that time expired last month. If you still have a Pixel 3, you won’t be able to get the November security patch, which contains a number of High and Critical severity patches.
As 9To5Google reports, there is some good news for Pixel 3 owners. Google has confirmed that one more update is planned for the handset, and it’s expected to be released during Q1 next year. You may remember last year a similar situation happened with the Pixel 2, but in that instance, the final update arrived in December.
It’s a frustrating scenario, especially when the Pixel 3 is still a good smartphone. According to PCMag’s IT Consultant’s review from 2018, it is the greatest tiny Android phone you can purchase, as it is both quick and has an amazing camera. It’s still competitive today, thanks to the Snapdragon 845 chipset and 4GB of RAM, even though it’s no longer available. Users, on the other hand, are no longer able to keep their Pixel 3s up to date owing to a choice that is out of their control.
