Is the Google Pixel 5a 5G still supported?
End-of-support date: August 2024.
Support ended
Official promiseAugust 2024
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 5a 5G
How long will the Pixel 5a 5G get updates?
Its support is over. Google guaranteed three years of OS and security updates, which ended in August 2024, so the Pixel 5a no longer receives patches.
Does the Pixel 5a have a headphone jack?
Yes. It is one of the last Pixels to include a 3.5mm headphone jack, alongside its IP67 water resistance.
Is the Pixel 5a 5G's battery good?
Its 4680mAh battery is among the largest in any 'a' series Pixel and easily lasts a full day, though it only supports 18W wired charging.
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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.