It is wonderful, actually. After I purchased my
Pixel 6 Professional in January 2022, I used to be assured to obtain
Android 15 in 2024 and two extra years of safety updates. That labored out to a few years of system updates and 5 years of safety updates. As of late,
Google is giving
Pixel 9 collection consumers seven years of system updates and 7 years of safety updates. In the meantime, my
Pixel 6 Professional is just not imagined to obtain any extra Android updates following the discharge of the secure model of
Android 15.
Did the discharge of Android 15 QPR1 Beta 1 embrace a touch about prolonged help for the Pixel 6 line?
However at present’s distribution of
Android 15 QPR1 Beta1 could possibly be giving us a touch about an additional 12 months of Android help in any case for the
Pixel 6,
Pixel 6 Professional, and
Pixel 6a. Google launched at present the
Android 15 QPR1 Beta 1 which is the primary Beta launch for the construct’s preliminary Quarterly Platform Launch (aka Pixel Function Drop). The secure model of QPR1 will most likely be the December characteristic drop. The ultimate model of QPR 2 will most likely be launched in March 2025 with the secure model of QPR 3 tentatively scheduled for June 2025.
And even when the Pixel 6 line would not get Android 16, Google will most likely enable it to obtain the secure model of Android 15 QPR1 in December which might be previous the October finish of help date for the road. In any case, why enable the cellphone to put in the Beta if it will not get the ultimate model? And if Google permits the Pixel 6 line to maintain help as much as the final Android 15 QPR launch in June, it would as effectively preserve going to the discharge of Android 16.
How do I be part of the Android 15 Beta program?
There’s an underlying feeling amongst
Pixel 6 and
Pixel 6 Professional house owners that Google owes them one thing for placing up with these telephones which have been at all times having points. Whereas personally, I would not flip down a free
Pixel 9 Professional XL to make up for having to cope with my 512GB
Pixel 6 Professional, extending system help could possibly be Google’s manner of making an attempt to appease those that really feel that they have been shortchanged by the corporate.
If you wish to set up
Android 15 QPR1 Beta 1 in your Pixel, go to the Android Beta program web site at google.com/android/beta or
faucet on this hyperlink. When you’re on the Android Beta web site you will wish to press the button that claims “View your eligible units.” You may be despatched to a web page exhibiting an image of the Pixel mannequin you personal. You may see a button to opt-in to the Beta. Faucet on it to affix this system, and you will obtain an replace to put in. The QPR Beta releases are extra secure than your conventional Android Beta releases which implies that you most likely can set up at present’s replace with out worry or trepidation.
After you opt-in to the Beta, go to Settings > System > Software program replace and comply with the instructions. Since Google has already launched Android 15 QPR1 Beta 1, if you happen to’re nonetheless within the Beta program, you can not exit until you wish to wipe your Pixel cellphone. The following time you can exit the Android 15 Beta program with out having to carry out a manufacturing unit reset will likely be in December when the ultimate model of Android 15 QPR1 is launched.
