if I buy the pixel phone from verizon, do I have to wait on verizon

Google forces carriers to agree to not tamper with or skin or intercept the updates of Google phones in order to be allowed to sell them.

You'll get the updates straight from Google.

>>57815400
i dunno

>>57815421
I have a Pixel XL purchased from Google and the first update I received did some AT&T-specific crap (disabled tethering, for one thing).

>>57815448
Then it was something AT&T requested that Google add. Stock android has many carrier-specific things that Google adds for carriers.

>>57815421
ok thanks, but that's not how it used to be, member verizon always dragging their feet on updates or maybe that was a different android phone?

>>57815400
Buy from Verizon, you'll have to wait for Verizon to push an update. Buy from Google, you'll get it straight from Google.

>>57815421
That's Apple. VZW puts small amounts of bloatware on the Pixel (+ XL) and every Android update has to go through VZW's process before airing.

>>57817992
I read somewhere, I think, that the updates will come straight from Google but the bootloader is locked. So on updates you should be fine, but I'd check /r/GooglePixel just to sure and get sources.

File: charitable_chief.jpg (105KB, 649x607px) Image search: [Google]

105KB, 649x607px

>>57815400
>Getting the SJWgle Botnetxel