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  • Android 15 update for Pixel 6

    From Hugh@21:1/5 to All on Wed Oct 30 16:11:21 2024
    Is this update still bricking Pixel 6 phones?

    On the one hand, I have been holding off on the update due to the
    initial reports. My guess is that Goog is all but ignoring the problem
    at this point.

    On the other hand, hearing some of the other issues folks have had with
    a successful update, I would be smart to continue to hold off on this one.

    On the third hand, I want the new shiny.

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  • From Andy Burns@21:1/5 to Hugh on Thu Oct 31 08:41:49 2024
    Hugh wrote:

    I want the new shiny.

    I've not had any issue with Android 15 on my Pixel 8a, but there's not
    much new shine ...

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  • From Theo@21:1/5 to Andy Burns on Thu Oct 31 15:21:38 2024
    Andy Burns <[email protected]> wrote:
    Hugh wrote:

    I want the new shiny.

    I've not had any issue with Android 15 on my Pixel 8a, but there's not
    much new shine ...

    Mine auto-upgraded to 15 at some point and I didn't notice...

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  • From Arno Welzel@21:1/5 to All on Thu Oct 31 20:38:14 2024
    Hugh, 2024-10-30 23:11:

    Is this update still bricking Pixel 6 phones?

    I don't know. At least on my Pixel 6a it works fine. But so far I did
    not discover any new feature of Android 15 which is absolutely needed
    for me yet.


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  • From Nil@21:1/5 to Hugh on Fri Nov 1 12:11:57 2024
    On 30 Oct 2024, Hugh <[email protected]> wrote in
    comp.mobile.android:

    Is this update still bricking Pixel 6 phones?

    The upgrade went perfectly on my Pixel 6a. Everything works as
    expected.

    On the third hand, I want the new shiny.

    There is very little visibly new. I hardly see any difference. There
    are a couple new features that are mildly interesting to me but nothing life-changing.

    IOW, don't get too excited about this one. Seems to be just a very
    minor refinement of Android 14.

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  • From s|b@21:1/5 to Hugh on Sat Nov 2 15:03:17 2024
    On Wed, 30 Oct 2024 16:11:21 -0600, Hugh wrote:

    Is this update still bricking Pixel 6 phones?

    I've had no problems.

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  • From Andy Burns@21:1/5 to All on Thu Dec 5 22:26:31 2024
    s|b wrote:

    Hugh wrote:

    Is this update still bricking Pixel 6 phones?

    I've had no problems.
    I think Pixel6 owners just got an extra year of support life, and Pixel7
    owners got two extra years ...

    Today's feature drop is more noticeable than the 14->15 upgrade, mainly
    in the settings app.

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  • From s|b@21:1/5 to Andy Burns on Fri Dec 6 16:01:04 2024
    On Thu, 5 Dec 2024 22:26:31 +0000, Andy Burns wrote:

    I think Pixel6 owners just got an extra year of support life, and Pixel7 owners got two extra years ...

    I read something about Pixel 6 getting upgrades to Android 17. Initially
    A15 was the last upgrade and then 2 years security updates. Question is:
    is the hardware going to be able to run A17 properly?

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  • From Andy Burns@21:1/5 to All on Fri Dec 6 17:50:49 2024
    s|b wrote:

    I read something about Pixel 6 getting upgrades to Android 17. Initially
    A15 was the last upgrade and then 2 years security updates. Question is:
    is the hardware going to be able to run A17 properly?

    My Pixel5a didn't feel as though it was struggling when it ran out of
    updates.

    Obviously the latest feature drop has only just hit, but I think the
    next one will bump *all* pixel 6/7/8 up to the same linux kernel 6.1
    that the pixel 9 is running

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  • From Arno Welzel@21:1/5 to All on Sat Dec 7 13:49:38 2024
    s|b, 2024-12-06 16:01:

    On Thu, 5 Dec 2024 22:26:31 +0000, Andy Burns wrote:

    I think Pixel6 owners just got an extra year of support life, and Pixel7
    owners got two extra years ...

    I read something about Pixel 6 getting upgrades to Android 17. Initially
    A15 was the last upgrade and then 2 years security updates. Question is:
    is the hardware going to be able to run A17 properly?

    According to <https://support.google.com/nexus/answer/4457705?hl=en>
    Pixel 6 devices get, quote:

    "(...) 5 years starting from when the device first became available on
    the Google Store in the US.

    This includes 5 years of OS and security updates, and may also include
    new and upgraded features with Pixel Drops."

    Since the Pixel 6 was released October 28, 2021, this means updates
    until October 2026. There is no indication, that Android 17 will not be supported on those devices. And since the hardware is also designed by
    Google I would expect it to support Android 17 just fine. The additional hardware requirements are usually more driven by apps which ask for more
    memory and a faster CPU and not as much by the operating system. Google
    may also just keep things out which are not supported well enough.

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