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- A new report claims that the Pixel 9 series will initially come out of the box with Android 14.
- If this is true, it would be the first time a new Pixel phone ships with an older OS version.
- The report claims Android 14 will be on the Pixel 9 series for a very short time.
Google has been moving smoothly through each phase of its Android 15 timeline, hitting each developer preview and beta date it marked out. As such, there’s no reason to think that Android 15 wouldn’t be ready to launch along with the Pixel 9 series. But a new report is putting this notion into question.
According to Android Headlines, Google is preparing to do something a little out of character for the Pixel 9 series launch. The outlet alleges that the tech giant’s next-generation phone will ship with Android 14 instead of Android 15. If this is true, it would be the first time the company has launched a new flagship with an old version of the OS.