You can mostly just see the gold-colored sides of the phone, but the camera block is also visible, and this houses a circular multicolored light. This then, must be the rumored ‘Pixel Glow’ feature, which will presumably be able to light up in different colors — or different patterns of colors — to alert you to different kinds of notifications.
Perhaps, for example, a WhatsApp message would appear in blue shifting to pink, while a calendar event might be a single block of yellow.
A Nothing idea
Glyph lighting on the Nothing Phone 2 (Image credit: Future | Alex Walker Todd)
How customizable this will be, and whether it’s capable of anything else, remains to be seen. But at least now we have a sense for how it looks, with this being a bit reminiscent of Nothing’s Glyph lighting systems, just rather smaller and more subtle.
That makes sense coming from Google, as its phone design is never as flashy as Nothing’s — a brand which almost makes gaming phones look visually tame.
But if you’ve missed the notification light that phones used to have, then this could appeal as a modern upgrade of that. And while it’s probably not going to be super innovative — given that it looks reminiscent of what Nothing handsets have and is an evolution of an old feature — it’s still not the sort of thing you see in most mainstream phones, so it’s nice to see Google try something a bit different here.
Beyond all this, the teaser page also mentions that Pixel 11 series pre-orders will open on August 12 — so presumably right after the announcement. And if you sign up for emails from that page you’ll receive an unspecified discount on the new phones, which is always appreciated, especially with everything getting more expensive lately.
A smartphone can be a major investment — especially if you’re shopping for one of the best phones around — so it’s important to be sure that the device you’re buying isn’t just good for now, but good for many years to come.
Software support is a key factor in determining how long a phone will last, and in recent years, manufacturers have been committing to much longer product support windows than they used to. But not all phones get the same amount of support, and indeed some older phones will be approaching their final update in 2026.
So, below, we’ve detailed how long phones from Apple, Samsung, Google, and Motorola will continue to receive updates.
To keep things simple, we've focused on major brands with US availability, but if you have a recent high-end phone from the likes of Honor, Oppo, or Xiaomi, it will likely be in line for between five and six years of updates from its launch date. Older and lower-end models tend to be in the two-to-three-year range.
Apple iPhones
The iPhone 17 Pro (Image credit: Lance Ulanoff / Future)
Apple never used to commit to a specific support window for its phones, but that changed in 2024, when new UK regulations required brands to outline a minimum support window. As a result, Apple now promises a minimum of five years — but this only applies to security updates, not the kinds of iOS updates that add new software features. And five years is a minimum, with Apple often going beyond that number anyway.
All of which is to say we can’t be certain when iPhones will get their final update, but typically, they’re supported for between five and seven years.
So, the list below is our best guess for how many years of updates each currently supported iPhone model has left.
iPhone 17 series — 4-6 years (last update in 2030, 2031, or 2032)
iPhone Air — 4-6 years (last update in 2030, 2031, or 2032)
iPhone 16 series — 3-5 years (last update in 2029, 2030 or 2031)
iPhone 15 series — 2-4 years (last update in 2028, 2029, or 2030)
iPhone 14 series — 1-3 years (last update in 2027, 2028, or 2029)
iPhone SE (2022) — 1-3 years (last update in 2027, 2028, or 2029)
iPhone 13 series — 0-2 years (last update in 2026, 2027, or 2028)
iPhone 12 series — 0-2 years (last update in 2026, 2027, or 2028)
iPhone 11 series — final update will probably be this year with iOS 27
iPhone SE (2020) — final update will probably be this year with iOS 27
Samsung Galaxy phones
The Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Image credit: Future/Rami Tabari)
Samsung offers as much as seven years of support for some of its recent phones, but older and lower-end handsets get fewer updates, so how long your phone will be updated for can be quite variable depending on the model.
Samsung Galaxy S26 series — 7 years (last update in 2033)
Samsung Galaxy A36 — 5 years (last update in 2031)
Samsung Galaxy A26 — 5 years (last update in 2031)
Samsung Galaxy A17 — 5 years (last update in 2031)
Samsung Galaxy A17 — 4 years (last update in 2030)
Samsung Galaxy A55 — 1 year (last update in 2027, security patches until 2029)
Samsung Galaxy A35 — 1 year (last update in 2027, security patches until 2029)
Samsung Galaxy M35 — 1 year (last update in 2027, security patches until 2029)
Samsung Galaxy A25 — 1 year (last update in 2027, security patches until 2028)
Samsung Galaxy A54 — final Android update this year (2026), final security patch in 2028
Samsung Galaxy A34 — final Android update this year (2026), final security patch in 2028
Samsung Galaxy S23 series — final Android update this year (2026), final security patch in 2028
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 — final Android update this year (2026), final security patch in 2028
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 — final Android update this year (2026), final security patch in 2028
Samsung Galaxy M54 — final Android update this year (2026), final security patch in 2028
Google Pixel phones
The Google Pixel 10 (Image credit: Philip Berne / Future)
Google has committed to supporting all handsets from the Pixel 8 onwards for seven years, while phones from the Pixel 6 and Pixel 7 lines get five years of support.
Note that, as a-series models launch later than their mainline siblings, they technically get supported for longer. But depending on when major new Android versions launch, they may not get additional significant updates.
Google Pixel 6 series (excluding 6a) — final update this year (2026)
Motorola phones
The Motorola Edge 70 (Image credit: Future)
Motorola’s update commitments feel quite messy and inconsistent, with some phones getting more or fewer updates than you might expect, but you’ll find an overview of the currently supported handsets below.
Motorola Signature — 7 years (last update in early 2033)
Motorola Edge 70 series — 3 years (last update in 2029, security patches until 2031)
Motorola Edge 60 Neo — 3 years (last update in 2029, security patches until 2031)
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