Smartphone brands are taking important steps for the benefit of users in order to increase their shares in the market. Consumers make choices by considering various factors. One of these factors is undoubtedly software support.
Software support is very important for a smartphone. Because the device begins to age over time, it may make it vulnerable to malware that develops with advancing technology. While Samsung stands out on the Android front in terms of software support, this situation seems to be changing.
Google will provide updates for the Pixel 8 series for 7 years!
Google introduced its new products at the Made by Google event held in the USA today. These products were the Pixel Watch 2 smart watch, the Pixel 8 smartphone series and the long-awaited new operating system Android 14.
While the technical features of the new smartphones stood out at this event, the most striking aspect was the duration of the update support to be offered to these models. So much so that it provided software support for 3 years before Google, pixel 8 for series update for 7 years he promised. This was a first in the Android phone market.
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Updating for 7 years means that smartphones can be upgraded up to Android 21. Of course, this is the case if a major Android release is released every year. But this is how it usually happens. Therefore, it is possible to update up to Android 21.
Before this, the brand that provided the longest update support in the smartphone market was Apple with 6 or 7 years. On the Android front, Samsung was leading with 4 years of updates. But as of today, Google has taken this leadership in the Android market.
Major brands such as Samsung and Xiaomi are expected to take a step against Google’s extension of update support. While this situation may change the consumer’s preference, it will also significantly affect the market shares.
Samsung will introduce the Galaxy S24 series next year. The brand can compete with Google by promising 7 years or more than 7 years of update support for this series. But this is a pretty big step for the South Korean technology giant. Because there are many Galaxy smartphones, this means that models introduced 4 years ago can also receive updates.
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