Google is known to provide the highest number of Android version upgrades for its Pixel phones along with offering the most extended security update support. But all good things come to an end and the Google Pixel 3 series is no exception. The lineup is now officially considered end-of-life and will not be receiving any Android or security updates.
As such, last month’s October security patch was its very last. The Pixel 3XL and Pixel 3 currently run Android 12 – also the final major update. The series was not included in this month’s security bulletin either.
The Google Pixel 3 series made its debut back in October 2018 and booted into Android 9.0 Pie for the first time. It has now lived through 4 Android versions, having bagged 3 Android upgrades.
The EOL could spark concern in users waiting on a definitive fix for the EDL mode issue. For the uninitiated, it is a problem that many have become all too familiar with and has caused multiple Pixel 3 units to suddenly stop working and become completely unresponsive, irreversibly. Affected phones stop booting into Android and instead display Qualcomm’s “Emergency Download (EDL) mode.”
Hopefully, the EOL will not also mean the end of support with issues like these.
Google had recently announced five entire years of timely monthly security patches for its freshly-launched Pixel 6 series. Some had hoped that the Pixel 3 series would get similar extended support but that sadly hasn’t been the case.
The Google Pixel 3 comes with a 5.5-inch 1080p P-OLED HDR display and is powered by the Snapdragon 845 processor. It sports a single 12.2MP rear camera and two 8MP shooters upfront. The XL model comes with the same camera setup but featured a larger 6.3-inch notched display with a denser 1440p resolution. Both devices hold up fairly well even today, although the notch and bezels and may be considered a deal-breaker by many.
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