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What will the Pixel 8 look like with Android 21?
Very different from the Pixel 15, for sure.
The term gatekeeping is usually reserved for times when a company holds back features from older products so it can sell more new ones, but it fits here, too. (Image credit: Nicholas Sutrich / Android Central)Getting seven years of updates is great, even if it doesn't mean you'll have whatever crazy thing Google dreams up between now and 2030. You might think Google's being dishonest because the Pixel 8 isn't going to get a "full" version of all future OS updates and you're going to try and find ways to sideload everything being held back.
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