GOOGLE · G9S9B
Google Pixel 6 Updates Expected Until Oct 2026
Phone · United States mmWave record · Released Oct 2021
Family: Pixel phones
Get record-change alerts →Google Pixel 6 (G9S9B, GB7N6, GR1YH) is recorded here for United States mmWave, released Oct 2021. Its security-support horizon of Oct 2026 is calculated from the maker's published policy. Grade B evidence from 2 cited sources (Google Pixel Help). Latest documented software: Android 17 · CP2A.260705.006.
Still getting security updates? Yes, for now
Pixel 6 is expected to get security updates until Oct 2026.
What to do: Plan a replacement and recheck Google's policy before the support date arrives.
Grade B: calculated from the manufacturer’s published policy, so treat it as a planning horizon, not a promised last-patch day. How grades work →
Support at a glance · Policy-based support estimate
Policy-derived horizon
Pixel 6: security support is expected through Oct 2026 under the cited policy calculation. Match the model and region below before applying this answer.
- Security-support horizon
- Expected through Oct 2026
- Model and scope
- G9S9B · United States mmWave
- Evidence classification
- B · Policy-derived
- Supporting source
- Google Pixel Help: Learn when you'll get software updates on Google Pixel phones ↗Source reviewed
Editor note: Google’s first-party Pixel support policy controls this Pixel 6 lifecycle record. The displayed end is policy-derived from the named availability event, so it is not converted into an exact promised day. Model G9S9B and the United States mmWave scope must be matched before applying the result. A common reporting error is to mix the Pixel family promise with a carrier rollout or another regional hardware code.
Planning for the October 2026 support horizon
Google lists October 2021 US Store availability for Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro and a five-year OS and security commitment. October 2026 is the resulting policy horizon, not a verified final patch date. Pixel 6a has a different starting date.
Pixel 6 and 6 Pro: patch checks and next steps →OS/security policy and availability sources reviewed 30 September 2026. Firmware, recall, hardware identity and exact release days were not re-reviewed in this check; their own evidence dates still apply.
What this status means for Pixel 6
The displayed support month is calculated from Google's five-year OS and security policy and first US Store availability. It is not a confirmed final patch date or proof of update delivery to your phone.
What this Pixel 6 record covers
Listed model identifiers: G9S9B, GB7N6, GR1YH.
Recorded model and region: G9S9B; United States mmWave.
Pixel 6 Pro shares the same recorded release and security-support horizon.
From the recorded Oct 2021 release to Oct 2026, the support window spans about 60 months (month precision).
Support timeline
Sale and cloud-service evidence
- End of sale
- Not documented · Official source reviewed; date not publishedReviewed 2026-09-30 against Google Pixel Help's cited lifecycle record. It does not publish a separate model-specific end-of-sale date for this record; the date remains undocumented and is not inferred from software-support end.
- Cloud-service end
- Not documented · No reviewed date
Identity and regional scope
- Marketed name
- Pixel 6
- Primary model identifier
- G9S9B
- Evidence scope
- United States mmWave
How the support date was determined
Google's five-year OS/security policy applied to first US Store availability (2021-10); the end month is policy-derived, not a confirmed final patch day.
- Evidence class
- B · Policy-derived
- Date precision
- Month precision
- Jurisdiction/scope
- United States mmWave
Latest firmware or patch
Android 17 · CP2A.260705.006 · official firmware source checked Sep 2026.
Evidence scope: General release; Australia build is listed separately.
Recall and safety screening
Update cadence
Cadence not documented — not inferred from end date.
Plan a replacement and recheck Google's policy before the support date arrives.
Not yet documented for this record: repairability score or battery-service data. Reading this record
Nearest Google phone records by release date
| Record | Released | Security support | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Pixel 6 (this record) | Oct 2021 | Oct 2026 | B |
| Google Pixel 5a | Aug 2021 | Aug 2024 | B |
| Google Pixel 6 Pro | Oct 2021 | Oct 2026 | B |
| Google Pixel 6a | Jul 2022 | Jul 2027 | B |
| Google Pixel 7 | Oct 2022 | Oct 2027 | B |
| Google Pixel 7 Pro | Oct 2022 | Oct 2027 | B |
Longer-supported catalog records
Evidence
Last reviewed by Feroz Sheikh · 2 cited sources
BGoogle Pixel Help · United States policy · Checked Sep 2026 · month precision
Google Pixel Help · United States policy · Checked Sep 2026 · month precision
Claim-to-evidence provenance
Google Pixel Help · United States policy · checked Sep 2026 · reviewed by Feroz Sheikh
limits capture · 0a902fc49757…
Google's official Pixel policy states that Pixel 6 receives five years of OS and security updates from first availability.
Official source reviewed for this separate field; absence is retained as unknown and is not converted into an inferred fact.Captured Sep 2026 · parser official-source-capability-review-v2limits capture · 2508deae3f76…
Review observation 30 September 2026: Google's policy includes Pixel 6 and Pixel 7 in a five-year commitment covering operating-system and security updates, measured from first US Google Store availability. This duration does not establish a final shipped patch date or delivery to a particular device.
Official source reviewed for this separate field; absence is retained as unknown and is not converted into an inferred fact.Captured Sep 2026 · parser official-source-capability-review-v2Google for Developers · General release; Australia build is listed separately · checked Sep 2026 · reviewed by Feroz Sheikh
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Google's official OTA ledger lists oriole for Pixel 6 with Android 17 · CP2A.260705.006, released July 2026. General release; Australia build is listed separately. Release month is retained as text and is not converted into an exact day.
Official model-codename OTA release ledger; general channel retained separately from carrier builds.Captured Sep 2026 · parser google-pixel-ota-manual-v1Google Pixel Help · United States policy · checked Sep 2026 · reviewed by OpenAI Codex — official-source review; Feroz Sheikh — editorial owner
historical capture · 0a902fc49757…
Google's official Pixel policy states that Pixel 6 receives five years of OS and security updates from first availability.
Reviewed bootstrap source capture.Captured Sep 2026 · parser pixel-lifecycle-review-2026-09-30-v1supports capture · 2508deae3f76…
Review observation 30 September 2026: Google's policy includes Pixel 6 and Pixel 7 in a five-year commitment covering operating-system and security updates, measured from first US Google Store availability. This duration does not establish a final shipped patch date or delivery to a particular device.
Policy duration and month-only availability jointly support this calculation; no firmware or recall claim was reviewed.Captured Sep 2026 · parser pixel-lifecycle-review-2026-09-30-v1supports capture · 6ec03debbf5b…
Review observation 30 September 2026: Google's US Store availability table records Pixel 6 in October 2021 and Pixel 7 in October 2022. These entries provide month precision, not an exact release day.
Policy duration and month-only availability jointly support this calculation; no firmware or recall claim was reviewed.Captured Sep 2026 · parser pixel-lifecycle-review-2026-09-30-v1U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission · United States · checked Sep 2026 · reviewed by Feroz Sheikh
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The CPSC full recall dataset was checked by exact marketed device name and recorded model identifier. No exact match was found for the seeded catalog in the 4 September 2026 screening run.
Dated exact-name/model regulator screening capture.Captured Sep 2026 · parser cpsc-name-screen-v1Google Pixel Help · United States policy · checked Sep 2026 · reviewed by Feroz Sheikh
supports capture · 0a902fc49757…
Google's official Pixel policy states that Pixel 6 receives five years of OS and security updates from first availability.
Reviewed bootstrap source capture.Captured Sep 2026 · parser curated-catalog-2026-09-04-v2Google Pixel Help · United States policy · checked Sep 2026 · reviewed by OpenAI Codex — official-source review; Feroz Sheikh — editorial owner
historical capture · 0a902fc49757…
Google's official Pixel policy states that Pixel 6 receives five years of OS and security updates from first availability.
Reviewed bootstrap source capture.Captured Sep 2026 · parser pixel-lifecycle-review-2026-09-30-v1supports capture · 2508deae3f76…
Review observation 30 September 2026: Google's policy includes Pixel 6 and Pixel 7 in a five-year commitment covering operating-system and security updates, measured from first US Google Store availability. This duration does not establish a final shipped patch date or delivery to a particular device.
Policy duration and month-only availability jointly support this calculation; no firmware or recall claim was reviewed.Captured Sep 2026 · parser pixel-lifecycle-review-2026-09-30-v1supports capture · 6ec03debbf5b…
Review observation 30 September 2026: Google's US Store availability table records Pixel 6 in October 2021 and Pixel 7 in October 2022. These entries provide month precision, not an exact release day.
Policy duration and month-only availability jointly support this calculation; no firmware or recall claim was reviewed.Captured Sep 2026 · parser pixel-lifecycle-review-2026-09-30-v1Revision history · 13 entries in 6 groups
Repeated entries are summarized once. The complete dated audit trail is retained separately.