Google is back with updates for the Pixel 6. After numerous delays and update pullbacks, the company finally got around to patching things up for its flagship smartphone over the weekend. If all goes well, this will be the first Pixel 6 update that has been stuck since November.
Since launch, the Pixel 6 update has been a disaster. The phone launched a major new version of Android, Android 12, and an entirely new line of hardware, and the Pixel 6’s “Google Tensor SoC”represents a move from Qualcomm hardware to a Samsung Exynos-based SoC and modem. For example, the Pixel 6 was rushed to market ahead of the holiday shopping season, and Google obviously bit off more than it could chew. Hopefully the Pixel 6 update issues are behind this because it’s one of the best Android phones available.