February 2023 Android security patch here, but will T-Mobile Pixel users get it?

We expect the next big Pixel feature drop to land in March. As such, this month’s update just brings the new security update and some bug fixes. You can see the full changelog here.

This update is interesting, however, because T-Mobile customers — and even those Pixel users with an unlocked phone but with a T-Mobile SIM card — still haven’t received January’s update. This month’s release does have separate downloads for T-Mobile and Google Fi users, so clearly, something is being address specifically for those folks. This is one of the very few times in recent memory that certain Pixel users have simply skipped an entire month for patches.

If you don’t want to wait for the OTA alert on your Pixel phone, you can always manually update. To download the factory image or OTA, click the appropriate link below. Don’t have a Pixel phone? The Google Pixel 6a costs just $499 and will receive software updates until 2027.