Routine updates are a great part of owning a Google Pixel phone. Whether you use the latest Google Pixel 10 series or an older model, you'll get regular feature drops, Android OS upgrades, and security patches. These updates should pop up on your Pixel handset automatically, but if you need to force an update or check for one manually, this guide will show you how.
Google releases an update every month for its Pixel phones and supports them with full platform updates and security patches — starting with the Pixel 8 Google offers seven years of full support. The latest software release is Android 16, which will be further supported with extra patches and feature drops. If you'd rather not wait, you can initiate the update process yourself right from the settings of your Google Pixel.
