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Re:The environmental impact of technology devices is getting... by rb808 on Wednesday May 09, 2018 @09:14AM (#17029511)
Pixel phones are end of life already. They were only guaranteed android updates for two years after 2016. This is another problem we have to overcome.

https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/4457705?hl=en

I have a 6p. It works great after a battery replacement, but Android P wont run on it.

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Re:The environmental impact of technology devices is getting... by craftyguy on Wednesday May 09, 2018 @01:07PM (#17031562)
> They were only guaranteed android updates for two years after 2016

Not exactly. The 2 years is for OS upgrades. They will continue to receive security updates which, IMHO are way more important, for another year. A 3 year lifecycle is still not great though.

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Re:The environmental impact of technology devices is getting... by seattle_spring on Wednesday May 09, 2018 @03:32PM (#17033108)
Pixel was released in October 2016, so it hasn't been 2 years yet.
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Re:The environmental impact of technology devices is getting... by sliken on Thursday May 10, 2018 @02:03AM (#17036726)
I thought it was two years since the LAST one was sold, not the first.
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