Google’s Seven-Year Update Promise for Pixel Devices Kind of Falls Short

Google’s promise of seven years of updates for its Pixel 8 is under scrutiny. Despite the promise, Google’s Pixel 8 base model won’t receive the Gemini Nano feature due to unspecified hardware limitations. This has raised concerns about the actual value of the seven-year update promise. The Pixel 8 won’t receive all the same features as the Pixel 8 Pro over the next seven years, despite their similar hardware specs. Google also removed its Android 14 battery stats feature from the entire Pixel 8 series. The feature was intended to be available only on the upcoming Pixel 8a and beyond. This has led to doubts about whether seven years of updates means anything more than the bare minimum support.