For the primary time ever, Google’s new telephones are powered by a Google-designed chip, giving the corporate an Apple-like stage of management over the inside workings of the brand new Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro. But in the event you have been hoping that meant they’d additionally get an Apple-like stage of latest OS updates, the corporate is throwing a little bit of chilly water on that. Google’s support page shows it’s only promising to supply Android updates by way of October 2024 (by way of Android Police), a complete of three years after launch.

“Users will still get at least 3 years of OS updates, after which we’re committing to ensure that Pixels will stay up-to-date and secure,” Google tells The Verge. “The frequency and categories of updates will depend on the capabilities and needs of the hardware.”

While Google prominently introduced throughout its Tuesday keynote that the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro would get 5 years of safety updates — two years extra! — evidently Android model updates (like Android 11, Android 12, and many others) are one other story. And although Google is technically saying it’s going to supply new variations of Android till “at least” October 2024, the corporate hasn’t traditionally gone above and past these types of guarantees.

Meanwhile, the six-year-old iPhone 6S just lately bought an replace to iOS 15.