January 8th, 2017 
Marty Figgs 
Updates are still a huge pain point for many Android OEMs, but Google’s usually been okay with them. Historically, devices with the Nexus nameplate have received around two years’ worth of updates; for instance, the LG-made Nexus 5, which was released in late 2013, is stuck (officially) on Marshmallow, which was released in late 2015. That trend seems to be continuing with the Pixel phones.
According to Google’s “Check and update your Android version” support page for Nexus devices (yes, we know Pixels aren’t Nexuses), the Pixel and Pixel XL are both guaranteed Android version updates until October 2018, and security patches until October 2019 (or 18 months from when the last Pixel phone is sold on the Google Store, whichever comes later).
The Pixel and Pixel XL are guaranteed Android version updates for at least 2 years was written by the awesome team at Android Police.
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