In what appears to be a last-minute relief for Pixel tablet users, Google has extended software support for the Pixel tablet by two years.
Software support for the Google Pixel Tablet extended by two years
As noted on Google’s support page for the Pixel tablet, the device will receive OS and security updates until June 2028, while it was previously reported that the tablet would receive Android OS updates until June 2026 and security updates until June 2028.
During these two years, the Pixel Tablet, Google’s only tablet, will receive two additional updates to the Android operating system, bringing software support to five years.
This isn’t the first time Google has supplemented software support for its older devices, as the company has extended the OS and security update windows for the Pixel 6 and Pixel 7 series from three to five years to the end of 2024. Both devices were initially limited to three years of major Android OS updates and two additional years of security updates.
The Pixel tablet was launched in 2023, with the same Tensor G2 chipset found in the Pixel 7 series.
While this update is a welcome move, it doesn’t indicate Google’s return to tablet production anytime soon, although rumors began to surface about a potential Pixel Tablet 2 shortly after the original model launched. These claims were then sidelined by claims that Google would move straight to a Pixel Tablet 3.
However, Google later confirmed that development of a new tablet had been put on hold.
Google has had a hard time introducing a popular tablet, unlike Apple and Samsung. The Pixel tablet gained momentum and had its moment, but failed to emerge as a serious competitor to the iPad or Galaxy Tab.
