Google's Nexus 5X and 6P, released in 2015, were the last phones in the series before the company launched the new Pixel line. Around the same time, Google built up its three-year update policy, which set the last update for the pair of Nexuses (Nexi?) at some point in 2018. A year ago, an extemporaneous two-month expansion was revealed, setting their last final in November of 2018. Also, well, here we are. The current month's security updates could be the last either phone sees.
Both the Nexus 5X and 6P were updated yesterday with the November 2018 month to month security patches, conveying them to assemble number OPM7.181105.004. It's important that they are each still on Android Oreo 8.1 according to the update policy, which directs three years of security updates however just two years of "real" Android version software updates.
Presently, it's actually conceivable that security updates could proceed, however Google never again promises them after this month as indicated by its update support page. For past point of reference, the Nexus 5 saw an additional update after it was EOL, and the Nexus 6 even observed an unexpected update recently — however by all appearances it was only a re-release of it's October 2017 update, which was the last it was planned to get.
Still, Google could surprises us and keep updating the 5X and 6P past their unique original minimum support. Those of you out there as yet rocking a 6P or toting a marvelously without bootloop 5X ought to likely consider upgrading soon, though, if digital security is a concern. (Or just migrate to a ROM with regular updates.)
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