Android needs to change.
This is a good month for Pixel. More critically, this is a month that confirms Google’s device is now all but impossible to catch, at least where critical updates are concerned. Something needs to change. This is not a good look for Android. And for Samsung — its leading OEM, the stakes are getting ever higher.
Pixel’s key market is the U.S., where its users were upgraded to Android 15 with its new security and privacy enhancements last year. While Samsung’s new Galaxy S25 runs Android 15, there is new doubt as to when its other flagships will be upgraded. “Things aren’t looking so good for Samsung at the moment,” warns PhoneArena.
Perhaps one reason for this is the U.S. government mandate that all Android phones be…