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Reddit users report that Google support replaced their malfunctioning Pixel 9 Pro Fold devices, which had issues like dead front cameras, with the newer 512GB Pixel 11 Pro Fold. One user said Google also offered a three-year extended warranty despite their device being out of standard coverage and uninsured. Multiple reports over the past year have flagged similar front-camera failures on the Pixel 9 Pro Fold.
Google published a support document stating that all ChromeOS devices will stop receiving updates and security patches by mid-2034, regardless of purchase date. This means Chromebooks bought now, which Google previously promised 10 years of updates, will fall short of that commitment if sold close to 2034. Google says some newer commercial Chromebooks may be eligible to migrate to its new Googlebook OS platform.
Google's support documentation for its new Googlebook lineup reveals that Chromebooks purchased today will stop receiving updates in 2034, two years short of the ten-year support commitment Google has advertised. Google says it will help eligible Chromebooks migrate to the new Googlebook OS, but details on which devices qualify and how migration will work have not yet been released.