If you happen to at the moment personal a Google Pixel Four or a Pixel Four XL, then now could be the time to improve, as Google is rolling out its October 2022 replace to those telephones – in addition to all subsequent fashions, together with the Pixel 6 – and that is the ultimate replace the Pixel Four and Pixel Four XL is assured to get.

In keeping with an official Google help web page (opens in new tab), October 2022 is the final month when these telephones are assured to get both Android model updates or safety updates; with the latter that means they could more and more be unsafe to make use of.

It’s value noting that these are simply the ‘assured’ updates, so it’s potential that Google will select to help the Pixel Four line for longer, however we wouldn’t depend on it; particularly as Google didn’t present greater than the assured variety of updates for the Pixel 3.

The excellent news is that the Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Professional will each be absolutely unveiled tomorrow (October 6), so there’s about to be a brand-new mannequin you possibly can improve to when you’d like to stay with Pixel. TechRadar might be masking the announcement in full, so test again on the day for all the main points.

These new telephones are additionally more likely to get 5 years of safety patches – similar to the Pixel 6 line will – which might make for an improve on the three years that the Pixel Four has acquired, and due to this fact imply that you simply may not have to improve once more so quickly. Although Android model updates would possibly nonetheless be restricted to a few years.

Evaluation: what this remaining replace comprises

If you happen to had been hoping the Pixel Four and Pixel Four XL would exit with a bang then you definitely’re in for a disappointment, as this remaining software program replace doesn’t include a lot.

It’s mainly all simply bug fixes, with the replace notes (opens in new tab) mentioning a repair for a buzzing sound that’s generally heard throughout calls when utilizing wired headsets, a repair for a bug stopping the amount controls in a media participant notification from engaged on sure events, and a repair for a problem inflicting the launcher to crash when utilizing a VPN underneath sure circumstances.

There’s additionally a repair for a problem that prevented accessible Wi-Fi networks from displaying within the community choice menu, and numerous fixes for facets of the interface, together with compatibility points with widgets, the system crashing when enjoying audio from a neighborhood supply, and extra.

So these are useful fixes for anybody affected by the above points, however they’re not going to alter the look, really feel or performance of your Pixel 4. If you happen to’re contemplating a brand new handset although, there are a great deal of prime choices – try our information to one of the best telephones for an outline of them.