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Re:Google ends major OS support for Nexus phones and Pixel t... by kllrnohj on Wednesday March 07, 2018 @02:28PM (#16539066)
> after 3 years because the vendor stops giving security updates for its software? This should be illegal.

Feature updates stopped, security updates did not. The phones are still receiving monthly security patches and will continue to do so. Google did not stop those.

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Re:Google ends major OS support for Nexus phones and Pixel t... by mjrpes on Wednesday March 07, 2018 @02:58PM (#16539297)
Security updates "are not guaranteed" after 3 years.

Source: https://support.google.com/nexus/answer/4457705

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Re:Google ends major OS support for Nexus phones and Pixel t... by Notre1 on Wednesday March 07, 2018 @02:55PM (#16539276)
From the article:

> The Nexus 6P and 5X launched with an update policy of two years for major OS updates and three years for security updates

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