Google Pixel 4 may not be obsolete this year as the phone may receive an additional software update, details of an update spotted by an expert reveal. Google was recently observed to be pushing a new version of Android for the Pixel 4 as part of the company’s Android Privacy Sandbox. The phones launched in October 2019 and were believed to have received their last software update in October of last year. However, the handset could soon receive an additional software update with current security patches.
According to Esper Mishaal Rahman (above Android Police) a new experimental build for has been discovered Google Pixel 4 That could revive the phone. This new update is based on Android 13 QPR1 as part of Google’s Android Privacy Sandbox program. The new build could also include the December 2022 security patches.
Meanwhile, the report states that the Google Pixel 4 XL does not have access to the Privacy Sandbox, which indicates that the update may not be available for the handset. The feature is currently in the experimental or testing phase. Also, it’s not confirmed if the company will roll out the update to the Pixel 4 and 4 XL, or if it will be limited to testing only, and Google hasn’t made any official announcement about it yet.
Starting with the Pixel 6 smartphone series, Google offers three years of Android updates and two years of security patches for its flagship devices, unlike Samsung, which offers four years of OS updates and an additional year of security patches. Google rolls the update for Pixel devices running Android 13 last November. The update brings the November 2022 security patch and several bug fixes, including power consumption issues pixels 7 Series, pixels 6, Pixel 6 Pro, Pixel 6aPixel 4a, pixels 5And Pixel 5a 5G.
Meanwhile, Google has been involved for a short time rolls the Android 13 QPR2 Beta 3 update for its compatible Pixel smartphones. Users who have enrolled their Pixel devices in the Android Beta for Pixel program can get access to the new update, which brings several bug fixes, performance and stability improvements, and optimizations. The update also includes the monthly security patch update for January, according to the company.
