Google didn’t mention this in its announcement post for the February update, but the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL are receiving an update this month and I’d imagine it’ll be the last of them. This is the final update that Google told us would arrive in in Q1 of 2022.
The update, since it doesn’t have a changelog that we can find, is sort of a mystery. We do have build numbers of SP1A.210812.016.C1 (global) and SP1A.210812.016.B1 (Telstra, Optus, Vodafone AU) to at least be on the lookout for. Otherwise, this should be a build to tidy things up after the big Android 12 update that Google has spent several months trying to finish off.
Also, yes, there was another update in January that Google issued to the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL, but that was a critical bug fixer to take care of that emergency calling bug. This new Android 12.0.0 build, while similar in numbering, is…new.
Should Google tell us what’s in this, we’ll be sure to update this post. For now, you can grab the factory image here and the OTA file here. If doing that manual work sounds awful, just sit back and grab the over-the-air update shortly.
Took forever to install and yet in the security settings, there is still the red icon indicating there’s something missing there.. something still needs update. Being this the last update for the P3, couldn’t Google have made it a full and complete update? Even considering the big mess the Pixel 6 line is and that being the reason why I haven’t bought a new P6 as an upgrade to my P3XL… and I don’t know yet if I will (maybe I’ll wait for the P6a or even P7)…
If someone got a Pixel 3 when it was released it’s now 3 years and 4 months old. With a phone that old whether or not I would still be getting updates isn’t even a factor since the battery would have been toast long before that point.
This still has some solid hardware in it. Seems a shame to not continue to update it for one more year. =(
I’m just glad the date now fits in the notification pull down on the 3XL. Was driving me nuts to see “Thu, Feb…”
This comment drove me to go smash that update button for the first time in years!
And today, suddenly all the icons
an in the upper screen section, WiFi, Bluetooth, HotSpot to Aiplane mode, etc… suddenly disappeared… just a reboot fixed it
????
If they would commit to two more updates I would actually buy this phone for my 12-year-old.
you would buy your 12 year old a 3 year, 4 month old pixel 3? Where would you even get it?
A used phone site like Swappa? I wouldn’t buy a used phone, especially not one that is that old but it wouldn’t be hard to find a used one.
That’s kind of my point. It’s not like you’re finding it new somewhere and it’s just been out for a while.
Dude they have them new all over the internet.
I’m not so sure this is the final ‘bug fixer’ update Google promised…there’s no change log I’m aware of and my security patch is still on October 2021 though the Google Play System update is now sitting on January 2022…Mine took forever to install the update too.
For a 12.32 MB update it is taking forever to install…..45 minutes so far and not even half way. Crazy!
same, took my p3 a good hour to install after a fairly quick download. currious if it will help the hiccups i have noticed lately like when the battery is below about 40% and i try to take a picture it reboots about half the time. would be nice if battery also improved but thats probably more the age than the update at this point. also of note i have a play system update available after the security update.
My battery still stinks…
UbreakIfix. $80.00 I paid out the door for a 3XL battery replacement last April. Still going strong like new.
I let mine run over night…
I installed it on my Pixel 3. Still on the October 2021 security patch. >_<
Because that’s how the final update is supposed to work.
But why?