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Google Pixel 6 Pro security support ended Oct 2026
Phone · United States mmWave record · Released Oct 2021
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Get record-change alerts →Google Pixel 6 Pro (G8V0U, GF5KQ, GLU0G) is recorded here for United States mmWave, released Oct 2021. Its recorded security-support point was Oct 2026 and has passed. Grade B evidence from 1 cited source (Google Pixel Help). Latest documented software: Android 17 · CP2A.260705.006.
Still getting security updates? Yes, for now
Pixel 6 Pro is expected to get security updates until Oct 2026.
What to do: Plan a replacement and recheck the manufacturer's regional update scope before the displayed date.
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 · Support ended
Policy-derived horizon
Pixel 6 Pro: 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
- G8V0U · United States mmWave
- Evidence classification
- B · Policy-derivedDevLifeCheck's evidence classification; not a safety rating.
- Supporting source
- Google Pixel Help: Learn when you'll get software updates on Google Pixel phones ↗Source reviewed
A support date is not a safety certificate or proof of the last patch. Check installed software separately; an unknown date does not establish that support has ended.
Longer-supported catalog records
These records have a later documented security-support horizon. Same-brand records are preferred when the catalog has enough matches. Price, form factor and availability are not yet compared, so these are not purchase recommendations.
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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 →What this status means for Pixel 6 Pro
Pixel 6 Pro is past the recorded Oct 2026 security-support point. This does not mean the device immediately stops working, but newly discovered issues may no longer receive manufacturer fixes under the cited commitment.
What this Pixel 6 Pro record covers
Listed model identifiers: G8V0U, GF5KQ, GLU0G. Listing an identifier does not establish shared lifecycle coverage.
Recorded model and region: G8V0U; United States mmWave. Apply each support date, firmware release or repair fact only to the identifiers and regions named in its cited source.
Pixel 6 shares the same recorded release and security-support horizon. Those products remain separate because their marketed identity and model boundary differ; a shared policy date is not evidence that firmware, recalls or repair records are interchangeable. The displayed interval spans about 60 months from the recorded release event and retains month date precision.
No exact EPREL registration is approved for this record, so DevLifeCheck does not borrow an EU repairability score or battery result from a related model.
Support timeline
Sale and cloud-service evidence
- End of sale
- Not documented · Official source reviewed; date not publishedReviewed 2026-09-04 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
“Not documented” means DevLifeCheck has no approved value for this field. A lifecycle-policy review never authorizes copying or inferring a firmware version or another lifecycle date.
Identity and regional scope
- Marketed name
- Pixel 6 Pro
- Primary model identifier
- G8V0U
- Evidence scope
- United States mmWave
This record is not a universal “global variant.” Match the model number, sales market and carrier before applying a date to your phone. A materially different variant must receive its own reviewed lifecycle evidence.
How the support date was determined
Published policy applied to 2021-10-28; displayed at source-supported precision.
- 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. A public device-codename build does not prove that every retail model, carrier or region received it on the same date.
Recall and safety screening
DevLifeCheck monitors CPSC, Safety Gate, UK OPSS, Health Canada. A monitored feed is not itself a “no recall” finding; dated device-specific results are listed separately below.
No exact marketed-name or model-code match found in the CPSC recall dataset as of 2026-09-04. This US-only name screening is not proof that no recall exists; check the exact model, carrier and local regulator.
Recalls & Product Safety Warnings · United States · checked Sep 2026 ↗Repairability and battery
No model-specific repairability score or official battery-service cutoff has been reviewed for this record yet. Check the manufacturer's regional repair channel before buying parts or assuming service availability.
Each card shows only the facts published by its cited source. Do not compare iFixit scores, manufacturer playback estimates and EU-label measurements as if they used the same test.
Update cadence
Cadence not documented — not inferred from end date.
Known limitations and conflicts
Policy dates can conflict with carrier schedules, regional product-security statements and the exact hardware variant. No additional conflict has been approved for this record; that means “not documented,” not “none exist.”
Repair or replace factors
Plan a replacement and recheck the manufacturer's regional update scope before the displayed date.
- Support horizon: security support is recorded through Oct 2026.
- Evidence certainty: this is a policy-derived record with month precision.
- Software visibility: Android 17 · CP2A.260705.006 is the latest version documented in this record; regional delivery still needs checking.
- Repair data: no comparable model-specific repairability record is approved yet, so repair cost and parts availability must be checked separately.
Pixel 6 Pro: common questions
How long will Pixel 6 Pro get security updates?
Pixel 6 Pro is expected to get security updates until Oct 2026. The date is calculated from the manufacturer's published update policy, so treat it as a planning horizon rather than a guaranteed last patch.
Will Pixel 6 Pro get more Android version upgrades?
Major version upgrades are recorded through Oct 2026. Version upgrades and monthly security patches are separate: a device can keep receiving patches after its last major upgrade.
Is it safe to keep using Pixel 6 Pro after Oct 2026?
Pixel 6 Pro can keep working after Oct 2026. A policy-derived date does not prove updates have stopped. If the manufacturer has ended support for your exact model, new security flaws may stay unfixed; keep apps updated and plan a supported replacement for sensitive use.
Does this date apply to every Pixel 6 Pro model and region?
This record covers model G8V0U in the United States mmWave scope. Carrier and regional variants can receive updates at different times, so match your exact model number before relying on it.
Evidence
BGoogle Pixel Help · United States policy · Checked Sep 2026 · month precision
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Google Pixel Help · United States policy · checked Sep 2026 · reviewed by Feroz Sheikh
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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 Feroz Sheikh
supports capture · 6e8d50156618…
Google's official Pixel support page groups devices by guaranteed update period and identifies older Pixels that no longer receive Android version or security updates.
Reviewed bootstrap source capture.Captured Sep 2026 · parser curated-catalog-2026-09-04-v2U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission · United States · checked Sep 2026 · reviewed by Feroz Sheikh
screened against capture · b1855338fc80…
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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 · 6e8d50156618…
Google's official Pixel support page groups devices by guaranteed update period and identifies older Pixels that no longer receive Android version or security updates.
Reviewed bootstrap source capture.Captured Sep 2026 · parser curated-catalog-2026-09-04-v2Google Pixel Help · United States policy · checked Sep 2026 · reviewed by Feroz Sheikh
supports capture · 6e8d50156618…
Google's official Pixel support page groups devices by guaranteed update period and identifies older Pixels that no longer receive Android version or security updates.
Reviewed bootstrap source capture.Captured Sep 2026 · parser curated-catalog-2026-09-04-v2Revision history · 9 entries in 5 groups
Repeated entries are summarized once. The complete dated audit trail is retained separately.
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