> Aren't Pixels some of the longest-supported phones, security update wise?

Apple's $399 original iPhone SE from 2016 got six years of OS updates and received another security update last month.

Google's original Pixel Phone, also from 2016, stopped getting support at the end of 2019.

...and?

The claim was that Google is one of the top few.

Everyone knows #1 is Apple. A citation for Apple beating Google isn't needed and doesn't help figure out whether Google is one of the top few.

Typing this on a Pixel 2a running Android 12. It is out of support now, but that's not too shabby for a $300 phone from 2017.

You shouldn't have to put yourself at risk like that.

He's running a slightly older OS not texting and driving.