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>>alphab+(OP)
I'm really glad to see both the partnership with iFixit and the 7 years of support. Because everything else seems mostly meh to me, and while I'm upgrading this year from a Pixel 6 Pro, the continued diminished returns make it seem likely that 2-3 years from now I won't have as much reason to.

>>andrew+n1
>I'm really glad to see both the partnership with iFixit and the 7 years of support.

Damn, it may be time for me to move back to Android. Do Pixels require the updates to be sent by your carrier, or do they allow direct download?

>>thesui+y5
Pixels get updates direct from Google, doesn't depend on your carrier.

>>panark+vb
This isn't entirely true. I have a Pixel 7 Pro and T-Mobile -- updates can be delayed by the carrier.

https://9to5google.com/2023/01/12/google-pixel-t-mobile-upda...

>>fullst+gt
Did you purchase your phone from T-Mobile? I'm on T-Mobile but I always buy my Pixels direct from Google. All updates have come direct from Google, no T-Mobile involvement at all.

>>sphars+fZ
In this particular case, yes, but the update can still be blocked by the carrier. People have been successful in updating the device by temporarily putting the SIM from another carrier in the phone.

My daughter's Pixel 5a update, for example, was delayed but it was purchased from Google.

To be clear, the update _does_ come directly from Google but the device won't show that the update is available until the carrier gives the green light. The factory image can still be sideloaded.

The P7P is the first phone that I've not purchased outright, and that's because TMO was willing to give me a ridiculously generous offer to trade in a OnePlus 7t.

edit: another link -- https://www.androidpolice.com/pixel-t-mobile-update-delayed/