Got Google Pixel 3a? Upgrade to a new phone BEFORE July!

Google Pixel 3a was the first affordable Pixel device launched in India back in 2019. Google had promised three years of OS updates.

Google Pixel 3A will see end of software support in May 2022. (Google)

Got the Google Pixel 3a? You should start looking for an upgrade NOW. The Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL, both of which were Google's first affordable Pixel phones for the Indian market, are now ending their software support. In fact, Google is ending the support on May 2022 for these phones. These phones have outlasted the Pixel 3 flagships, a phone which was superior in many ways. Google has also updated the details regarding all the new fixes and features that will be delivered to the phone as its last software update.

The Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL are no more sold in India. However, Google had promised the updates for three years, and after three years since its launch in 2022, the support is ending. Ideally, users should upgrade from these phones considering the security patches will no more be delivered to these phones. Check out what Google will deliver as the last update on these phones.

Google Pixel 3a ending support

“In May 2019, at the launch of the Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL, we announced that the devices would receive three years of software updates and three years of security updates from when our devices first became available on the Google Store. The final update for Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL will roll out to users by July 2022,” said Google in a statement to 9To5Google.

The latest software update will fix the display and launcher issues for all Pixel phones including the Pixel 3a, and also update the security patch to May 2022. That will be it, the last of updates for the Pixel 3a.

The Pixel 3a was the first Pixel device to come with a plastic unibody design and used a midrange Snapdragon 670 chipset. The phone also carried the same 12MP rear camera from the Pixel 3. These phones avoided the display notch design and had uniform bezel son top and bottom.

With support or the Pixel 3a ending, the Pixel 4a will now be the sole Pixel device on software support in India. Google has since then not released any Pixel device for the Indian market. After the Pixel 4a, Google had launched the Pixel 4a 5G, Pixel 5a, Pixel 5, and Pixel 6 in global markets. Rumours suggest the Pixel 6a could be coming to India in the coming months, phone which could be a watered down variant of the Pixel 6 flagship.