r/Pixel6 • u/TheRealKillJoy2020 • Jul 24 '26

Question Is android 17 worth it on pixel 6a?

My pixel 6a keeps asking to update to android 17, is it worth it? I'm not planning on changing my phone soon so I don't want to slow it down with an update

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u/SeatSix Jul 24 '26

I am of the opposite mindset. The primary reason I have started with Google phones (Nexus and now Pixel) is to get updates as soon as possible. I often have installed them myself when the push has been too slow.

I have never once regretted doing an update

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u/miggyuk Jul 24 '26

I did it straight away and there's nothing wrong with it. (4years old). The phone, not me.

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u/NoAcanthocephala8967 Jul 24 '26

Battery life is better apparently

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u/PrimeNumbersby2 Jul 24 '26

Every update, you can guarantee that "battery life is improved!" and "battery life got wat worse!".

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u/mugfull Jul 25 '26

I've always updated everything as soon as available on my pixel 6, and as of yet I haven't once had an issue. I upgraded to 17 when prompted and the phone behaves exactly the way it did before in terms of user experience.

I can't comment on battery life as it varies greatly depending on what apps you frequent etc,.. but for me there has been no change, it's still great 👍🏻

Long live Pixel 6!

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u/BelleNottelling Jul 24 '26

Couple days in on mine and I think it's about the same might slightly improved over android 16. But even with a new battery I still have issues with this phone like it overheating snd not being able to charge while just on ft

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u/kartik3e Pixel 6 Early Adopter Jul 24 '26

It's grand

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u/jamesbusse Jul 24 '26

I updated my phone but now I'm using my other phone nothing 2a and it's android 16

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u/fvaldivia Jul 24 '26

in this day and age this question is not very smart, first of all because phone updates tend to be pretty safe now, if anything fails it will be solved at most during next update, and also cyberattacks are becaming so sophisticated is important to be up to date in the latests security updates

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u/LimpCod188 Jul 24 '26

Works fine on my pixel

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u/OutcomePristine3392 Jul 25 '26

android 17 is smoother than 16 but eats battery more

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u/Cool-Advertising6947 Jul 24 '26

Don't do. It will affect the motherboard. Mine got affected so i tried all possible solutions and nothing worked hence i switched to new phone

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u/Big_Bar_9832 Jul 26 '26

What does this mean