In what appears to be a last-minute relief for Pixel Tablet users, Google has extended software support for the Pixel Tablet by another two years.
Google Pixel Tablet software support extended by two years
According to Google’s support page for the Pixel tablet, the device will receive OS and security updates until June 2028, while it previously stated that the tablet would receive Android OS updates until June 2026 and security updates until June 2028.
During those two years, the Pixel Tablet – Google’s only tablet – will get two additional Android OS updates, increasing software support to five years.
This isn’t the first time Google has beefed up software support for its older devices, as the company extended the OS and security update windows for the Pixel 6 and Pixel 7 series from three to five years at the end of 2024. Both devices were initially limited to receiving three years of major Android OS updates and an additional two years of security updates.
Launched in 2023, the Pixel tablet comes with the same Tensor G2 chipset found in the Pixel 7 series.
While this update comes as a welcome move, it doesn’t indicate Google’s return to tablet production anytime soon, although rumors of a potential Pixel Tablet 2 began to surface shortly after the original model’s launch. These claims were then sidelined by claims that Google would jump straight to a Pixel Tablet 3.
However, Google later confirmed that development of a new tablet was put on hold.
Google has struggled to introduce a popular tablet, unlike Apple and Samsung. The Pixel tablet took off and had its moment, but failed to emerge as a serious competitor to the iPad or Galaxy Tab.
