Is the Google Pixel 3 still supported?
End-of-support date: October 2021.
Support ended
Official promiseOctober 2021
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 3
How long will the Pixel 3 get updates?
It stopped receiving updates in October 2021 when Google's three-year guarantee expired.
Is the Pixel 3 a good camera phone today?
Its photos still hold up well thanks to Google's processing, but the lack of security updates since 2021 makes it unwise as a daily driver.
Did the Pixel 3 have battery swelling issues?
Some aging Pixel 3 units developed swollen batteries over time, a common concern with older devices that buyers should inspect on the used market.
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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.