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| Started by | Hugh <hughjohnson@oglowes.net> |
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| First post | 2024-10-30 16:11 -0600 |
| Last post | 2024-12-07 13:49 +0100 |
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Android 15 update for Pixel 6 Hugh <hughjohnson@oglowes.net> - 2024-10-30 16:11 -0600
Re: Android 15 update for Pixel 6 Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-10-31 08:41 +0000
Re: Android 15 update for Pixel 6 Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2024-10-31 15:21 +0000
Re: Android 15 update for Pixel 6 Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2024-10-31 20:38 +0100
Re: Android 15 update for Pixel 6 Nil <rednoise9@rednoise9.invalid> - 2024-11-01 12:11 -0400
Re: Android 15 update for Pixel 6 "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2024-11-02 15:03 +0100
Re: Android 15 update for Pixel 6 Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-12-05 22:26 +0000
Re: Android 15 update for Pixel 6 "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2024-12-06 16:01 +0100
Re: Android 15 update for Pixel 6 Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-12-06 17:50 +0000
Re: Android 15 update for Pixel 6 Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2024-12-07 13:49 +0100
| From | Hugh <hughjohnson@oglowes.net> |
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| Date | 2024-10-30 16:11 -0600 |
| Subject | Android 15 update for Pixel 6 |
| Message-ID | <vfuau9$2aout$2@dont-email.me> |
Is this update still bricking Pixel 6 phones? On the one hand, I have been holding off on the update due to the initial reports. My guess is that Goog is all but ignoring the problem at this point. On the other hand, hearing some of the other issues folks have had with a successful update, I would be smart to continue to hold off on this one. On the third hand, I want the new shiny.
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| From | Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> |
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| Date | 2024-10-31 08:41 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <logu6fFqfnqU1@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #143926 |
Hugh wrote: > I want the new shiny. I've not had any issue with Android 15 on my Pixel 8a, but there's not much new shine ...
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| From | Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> |
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| Date | 2024-10-31 15:21 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <c+f*GGoYz@news.chiark.greenend.org.uk> |
| In reply to | #143931 |
Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote: > Hugh wrote: > > > I want the new shiny. > > I've not had any issue with Android 15 on my Pixel 8a, but there's not > much new shine ... Mine auto-upgraded to 15 at some point and I didn't notice...
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| From | Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> |
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| Date | 2024-10-31 20:38 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <loi4l5F1im3U2@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #143926 |
Hugh, 2024-10-30 23:11: > Is this update still bricking Pixel 6 phones? I don't know. At least on my Pixel 6a it works fine. But so far I did not discover any new feature of Android 15 which is absolutely needed for me yet. -- Arno Welzel https://arnowelzel.de
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| From | Nil <rednoise9@rednoise9.invalid> |
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| Date | 2024-11-01 12:11 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <XnsB21D7C1916329nilch1@wheedledeedle.moc> |
| In reply to | #143926 |
On 30 Oct 2024, Hugh <hughjohnson@oglowes.net> wrote in comp.mobile.android: > Is this update still bricking Pixel 6 phones? The upgrade went perfectly on my Pixel 6a. Everything works as expected. > On the third hand, I want the new shiny. There is very little visibly new. I hardly see any difference. There are a couple new features that are mildly interesting to me but nothing life-changing. IOW, don't get too excited about this one. Seems to be just a very minor refinement of Android 14.
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| From | "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> |
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| Date | 2024-11-02 15:03 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <lompp5FmrrvU5@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #143926 |
On Wed, 30 Oct 2024 16:11:21 -0600, Hugh wrote: > Is this update still bricking Pixel 6 phones? I've had no problems. -- s|b
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| From | Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> |
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| Date | 2024-12-05 22:26 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <lrenkoF1s2bU2@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #143951 |
s|b wrote: > Hugh wrote: > >> Is this update still bricking Pixel 6 phones? > > I've had no problems. I think Pixel6 owners just got an extra year of support life, and Pixel7 owners got two extra years ... Today's feature drop is more noticeable than the 14->15 upgrade, mainly in the settings app.
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| From | "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> |
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| Date | 2024-12-06 16:01 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <lrghtcFb1j1U2@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #144958 |
On Thu, 5 Dec 2024 22:26:31 +0000, Andy Burns wrote: > I think Pixel6 owners just got an extra year of support life, and Pixel7 > owners got two extra years ... I read something about Pixel 6 getting upgrades to Android 17. Initially A15 was the last upgrade and then 2 years security updates. Question is: is the hardware going to be able to run A17 properly? -- s|b
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| From | Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> |
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| Date | 2024-12-06 17:50 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <lrgrruFcjdsU1@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #144992 |
s|b wrote: > I read something about Pixel 6 getting upgrades to Android 17. Initially > A15 was the last upgrade and then 2 years security updates. Question is: > is the hardware going to be able to run A17 properly? My Pixel5a didn't feel as though it was struggling when it ran out of updates. Obviously the latest feature drop has only just hit, but I think the next one will bump *all* pixel 6/7/8 up to the same linux kernel 6.1 that the pixel 9 is running
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| From | Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> |
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| Date | 2024-12-07 13:49 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <lriuj2Fmn2pU2@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #144992 |
s|b, 2024-12-06 16:01: > On Thu, 5 Dec 2024 22:26:31 +0000, Andy Burns wrote: > >> I think Pixel6 owners just got an extra year of support life, and Pixel7 >> owners got two extra years ... > > I read something about Pixel 6 getting upgrades to Android 17. Initially > A15 was the last upgrade and then 2 years security updates. Question is: > is the hardware going to be able to run A17 properly? According to <https://support.google.com/nexus/answer/4457705?hl=en> Pixel 6 devices get, quote: "(...) 5 years starting from when the device first became available on the Google Store in the US. This includes 5 years of OS and security updates, and may also include new and upgraded features with Pixel Drops." Since the Pixel 6 was released October 28, 2021, this means updates until October 2026. There is no indication, that Android 17 will not be supported on those devices. And since the hardware is also designed by Google I would expect it to support Android 17 just fine. The additional hardware requirements are usually more driven by apps which ask for more memory and a faster CPU and not as much by the operating system. Google may also just keep things out which are not supported well enough. -- Arno Welzel https://arnowelzel.de
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