On Monday, Google released the monthly Android security patch as well as the quarterly Pixel feature drop. Those sporting a Pixel 4 and later received the updates but Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL owners, who weren’t expecting to receive anything, had a special update of their own. The first Pixel mid-rangers (released by Google in May 2019) received a surprise 10MB update that did not include the latest security patch.
The Pixel 3a line received a surprise 10MB update earlier this week
The next Pixel models to get the chop (as RuPaul might say) will be the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL. The pair will lose Android support in October 2022 after they receive the OTA update for Android 14. It is hard to believe that the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL are already facing EOL (End Of line) status before the end of this year
