Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL, Google’s latest flagship Android smartphones will receive major software and security updates for three years. With the launch of the Fist Generation Pixel phone last year, Google has promised two years of OS updates and three years of security updates. With the new generation of Pixels, Google is changing that approach a bit with enhanced software updates. This means that Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 smartphones must be upgraded to Android P and Android Q, since they come with Android O.

Details about guaranteed software updates were buried in the device’s official specification sheet. Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL will get software and security updates till 2020 Android Police reports that the new Pixel phones will receive a three-year software update due to Project Treble, which debuted with the launch of Android 8.0 Oreo. With Treble, Google is eliminating reliance on chipset makers for long-term updates on smartphones.

Although three-year guaranteed updates are a step in the right direction, Google still fails to keep up with Apple in the software update segment. Apple doesn’t promise a minimum time for software updates for the iPhone, but the company’s four-year-old smartphones usually receive the latest iOS updates. With iOS 11, Apple has even offered the latest version of its mobile operating system, the iPhone 5S, which launched in 2013.

Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL offer an advanced design and hardware, but the company has focused on product new machine learning and artificial intelligence functions. Google is adding AI to its apps and software to understand the performance of the device and to optimize the overall experience. As machine learning shifts to the core of Android, Google will be in a better position to understand the degradation of device overtime and offer a streamlined experience.