It’s the beginning of the end for the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro

TL;DR Google released Android 17 QPR2 Beta 1 today, and the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro aren’t supported. The phones first launched in October 2021, and Google later extended their software support to five years. It’s been almost three years since the last time we had a Pixel left behind like this, with the Pixel 5 on Android 14 QPR1 Beta 1.

Moments ago, Google released its latest testing-track build for Android’s enthusiast community, with Android 17 QPR2 Beta 1 . And as we look forward to this software ultimately arriving as Google’s 2026 Q4 Android release, not every phone will be coming along for the journey: This is the end of the line for the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro . Google launched the Pixel 6 phones back on October 19, 2021, ahead of sales beginning on October 28.

Originally, Google only committed to three years of OS updates, and that would have stranded these phones on Android 15. But after the Pixel 8 series introduced Google’s modern seven-year update commitment, Google went back and gave the Pixel 6 and Pixel 7 a support extension , bringing them both up to five years.