The Pixel 6 was a glorious mess, and Google is better for it

I have a complicated relationship with the Google Pixel 6, but I still find news of its demise to be bittersweet. I appreciate that Google extended support for another couple of years beyond the original expiration and that it has done an excellent job optimizing new software updates for aging hardware. Beyond the nuts and bolts, the Pixel 6 represents a seismic shift in the history of Google’s smartphones.