Hacker News Reader

Specs page [1] states 2 years for OS updates and 3 for security patches, so not even close.

[1] https://store.google.com/product/pixel_phone

That's really weak.

It's weak but i think it's probably there to cover their ass. In reality, support will probably continue for much longer period.

Nexus 5:

- First released: October 31, 2013

- Last feature update: Marshmallow: October 5, 2015

- Last security update:

According to Google[1]: Nexus devices get security patches for at least 3 years from when the device first became available, or at least 18 months from when the Google Store last sold the device, whichever is longer.

So, worst case scenario: October 2016 is the last security patch. We might get more, depending on when the Google Store last sold the Nexus 5, but I don't know when that was.

[1] https://support.google.com/nexus/answer/4457705#nexus_device...

Reply on news.ycombinator.com