My Gen1 Pixel is still going strong here. 2-3 days battery life with light use and monthly AOSP updates via Pixel Experience ROM. Hope to use it another 5 years.
Re:Pixel prevented me from calling 911
by Sosh101 on Thursday December 09, 2021 @06:20AM
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That's where I was before the update. I loved that phone :-( Now about 7hrs bat life and a half working device.
> AOSP updates via Pixel Experience ROM
I'd be interested to know what this is! Is it something I can use?
Edit: Found it now - looks interesting. Was the installation relatively pain free?
Yes, it's "relatively" easy. They had over-the-air delta updates with Android 10, but not for 11. Here my current steps for each ROM upgrade. Installation would be similar:
- Connect USB
- Boot in Fastboot: Press and hold Volume Down, then press and hold Power
- Install TWRP recovery `fastboot flash boot twrp-...`
- Select to boot recovery mode using Volume Up/Down
- Format system and cache partitions ONLY. Leave data and internal
- Choose Advanced > Sideload, then run `adb sideload PixelExp...zip` on computer
To be clear, I don't expect google to actively support such an old phone, but I do expect them to properly test updates if they decide to send them to a particular model.