Is the Google Pixel 4a 5G still supported?
End-of-support date: November 2023.
Support ended
Official promiseNovember 2023
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 4a 5G
How long will the Pixel 4a 5G get updates?
Support has ended. Google's three-year update guarantee expired in November 2023, so the Pixel 4a 5G no longer receives OS or security updates.
Is the Pixel 4a 5G water resistant?
No. Unlike the flagship Pixel 5, the 4a 5G has no official IP rating, so it is not certified against water or dust.
How is the Pixel 4a 5G different from the regular Pixel 4a?
It has a larger 6.2-inch screen, adds 5G and an ultra-wide camera, and uses the faster Snapdragon 765G instead of the 4a's Snapdragon 730G.
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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.