Is the Google Pixel 4 still supported?
End-of-support date: October 2022.
Support ended
Official promiseOctober 2022
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 4
How long will the Pixel 4 get updates?
Its support ended in October 2022 under Google's three-year policy, so the Pixel 4 no longer receives OS or security updates.
Why was the Pixel 4 criticized at launch?
Mainly its small 2800mAh battery, which gave poor endurance. The 90Hz display and camera were well received.
Is the Pixel 4 worth buying used in 2026?
At around $120 used versus its $799 launch price it is cheap, but with official Google support having ended on 31 October 2022 it gets no security patches, so treat it as a secondary device.
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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.