Google announced the Pixel early this month in partnership with Verizon. While you can get the phone from the Google Store, Verizon will be the only carrier that will sell the phone directly. Our collective flashback to the Galaxy Nexus mess was seemingly confirmed when it was revealed that Verizon would be managing the system updates for the Pixel. Now, Verizon says those updates won’t be delayed.
According to Google, it will push the monthly security patches to the Pixel itself without direct involvement by Verizon.
Verizon says it will not delay system updates to the Pixel was written by the awesome team at Android Police.