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Not available for Pixel/XL, Pixel 2/XL, Pixel 3/XL, Pixel 3a/XL, Pixel 4/XL, Pixel 4a, Pixel 4a 5G, Pixel 5, or Pixel 5a.

I have Pixel 4a and I wanted to get Android 16 to get the smaller notification tile buttons back.

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Is the 4a still supported with security updates? What OS are you running? GrapheneOS stopped support so I scored a cheap 8a but I really dislike it. Had to boot my 4a again for some reason the other day and I realized I really missed it, it's so small and lightweight compared to the 8a.

Last update is from 5 November 2023.

You haven't been getting even security updates for almost two years. The last Android version that supported 4a was Android 13, this is 16.

https://endoflife.date/pixel

I have Android 14 on 4a and it was an OTA update.

Security update has a stamp of 5 November 2023 on it.

Nice to see someone still using a 4a. I'm still rocking a 3a XL with lineage (massively resisting the urge to upgrade to a Pixel 9). I'm quite certain they'll do a lineage release for our phones for Android 16, hoping to use my phone for as much longer as possible!

How's the battery? Have you ever replaced it?

I am using second-hand 4a which I bought more than year ago off eBay. On low to medium use, it still manages ~1-1.5 day on average. Battery is solid. My wife has Pixel 4, I like camera result of that one slightly better. 4a is a bit blurry in comparison.

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