Verizon tech support says Pixel 6 line to receive delayed update on April 27th

As noted by DroidLife, Verizon subscribers with a Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro, and Pixel 6a have not receiving the latest monthly functional and security update on time. The update was expected on the first Monday of the month which was April 3rd, but it was not released to any of the eligible Pixel models. However, it did appear the following Monday, April 10th, delivering bug fixes and the latest security patch to most Pixel handsets except for the Pixel 6 line running on Verizon.

While some believe that the problems we have been seeing with delayed Pixel updates are due to the Google Tensor and Tensor 2 chips powering the Pixel 6 and Pixel 7 lines respectively, last September the Pixel 6 series on Verizon failed to receive the September update, one that was eagerly awaited since it was supposed to fix an issue that caused the phone to overheat. But the update that Google originally pushed out for Verizon customers was flawed and eventually a replacement was successfully disseminated.

We might have some good news courtesy of a Redditor who claims that three days ago he was informed by Verizon tech support that the April update for the carrier’s Pixel 6 series will be pushed out on Thursday, April 27th. If you have a Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro, or Pixel 6a running on the Verizon network, make sure to go to Settings > System > System update on Thursday and if there is an update waiting, follow the directions to download and install it. Hopefully, this tip will turn out to be legit.