Is the Google Pixel 2 XL still supported?
End-of-support date: October 2020.
Support ended
Official promiseOctober 2020
Source: Google's official policy · verified 2026-06-12
What it means now that support ends
- 🔓 Security risk grows monthly. New vulnerabilities are discovered constantly; on an unsupported phone they are never fixed. Banking, payments, email, and password apps become progressively riskier.
- 📱 Apps drop off. Developers raise their minimum OS requirements over time — first you lose updates to apps, then the apps themselves.
- 💸 Resale value falls fast.The market prices support: once a phone leaves a manufacturer's update list, its used value drops sharply and keeps falling.
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More questions about the Pixel 2 XL
How long will the Pixel 2 XL get updates?
Its three years of guaranteed updates ended in October 2020, so the Pixel 2 XL receives no further OS or security patches.
Did the Pixel 2 XL have screen problems?
Its P-OLED panel drew criticism for muted colors, blue tint at angles, and early burn-in reports, which Google partly addressed via software.
Does the Pixel 2 XL have a headphone jack?
No. The Pixel 2 generation dropped the headphone jack, requiring a USB-C adapter or wireless audio.
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Data sources & last verified: this phone's support window comes from the manufacturer's official policy, last verified 2026-06-12. How we compute end dates.