Google is rolling out a minor new update for the Pixel 5a, three months after its software support ends. The update includes various fixes related to adaptive brightness, Bluetooth routing, and media player notification. Google has a history of releasing minor bug-fixing updates for Pixel devices a few months after they reach their end of life.

The Pixel 5a launched at a time when Google was still rolling with a promised three years of software updates. That was an accepted timeline for software support for many Android devices: You'd buy a phone, knowing three years later, you'll stop receiving updates, and perhaps update to the latest model.

Google has resumed Wear OS 5 updates for the Pixel Watch. It had pulled the update for the Pixel Watch and Pixel Watch 2 in September.

Google is reportedly pushing out a minor new software update to the Pixel 5a, which has already reached end-of-life.

Pixel Watch models are receiving new Wear OS 5 updates after issues in September. Updates for Pixel Watch 2 and 3 include fixes for unresponsive screen issues. New features like grid view and improved camera controls are now available on earlier Pixel Watch models with Wear OS 5.