Just yesterday the release of Android 14 began in its developer preview. A version that not only allows us to have a first look at the news, but also the Google Pixel phones that are going to receive the update, as well as those that are left without it.
This has let us know that the Google Pixel 4a has reached the end of its support. It is one of the most popular American company devices among the masses and surely many still use it as their main smartphone. So all owners will have to look for an alternative if they want to continue enjoying Android updates.
The Google Pixel 4a is dead
The arrival of the Google Pixel 4a on the market occurred in August 2020. This means that about 3 years have passed since its launch , which are just what the American company offers to support the Android operating system, while guaranteeing 4 years of security patches
Despite the passage of time, Google’s Pixel 4a boasts high-level photographic results thanks to a series of very interesting functions in terms of software. However, you cannot fight against the obsolescence of Android and it is that all devices have their days numbered in this regard.
At first, the presentation of the big G phone was scheduled for May 2020, but the pandemic delayed this kind of event. In such a way that it arrived in August of the same year along with the Android 10 version of the operating system and, later, received the Android 11, 12 and 13 update , although it seems that the useful life of the terminal has come to an end, since it does not It will release Android 14 this 2023.
In fact, on Google’s own website , where it offers the update deadlines for its Pixel devices, it can be seen that the Pixel 4a is guaranteed new versions of the program until August 2023. The downside is that the new generation of smartphones together with Android 14 will be presented in October, that is, one month after the end of support for the compact mobile.
How many years of updates does Google offer?
If you have a Google Pixel, you will be interested to know the remaining updates that you have yet to receive or if you have already run out of them. This is something that you can check from the company’s website as we have mentioned in the previous paragraph. Likewise, to save you the dirty work, we have left you in detail the different models accompanied by the end of support established for them and that you can see below:
- Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro: October 2025.
- Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro: October 2024
- Pixel 6a: July 2025.
- Pixel 5a 5G: August 2024.
- Pixel 5: October 2023.
- Pixel 4a 5G: November 2023.
- Pixel 4a: August 2023.
- Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL: October 2022.
This is when it comes to Android OS updates, where you can see that the Google Pixel 4 family is about to die entirely. The only one that is saved is the model with 5G, which would receive Android 14 this year.
