Google Pixel Pixel 5 End of Life Date
Google Pixel Pixel 5 end-of-life date, support status, and CVE risk. Data reconciled from official vendor documentation and endoflife.date at every build; the source of each date is on the product page.
Google Pixel 5 was released on October 15, 2020 and support ended on November 5, 2023 — a supported lifespan of 3 years and 1 month, shorter than the 5 years median for Google Pixel releases. It has been without security patches for 2 years and 11 months. 15 newer Google Pixel releases have shipped since.
| Version | Latest | EOL Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pixel | — | Oct 6, 2019 | EOL |
| Pixel XL | — | Oct 6, 2019 | EOL |
| Pixel 2 | — | Oct 5, 2020 | EOL |
| Pixel 2 XL | — | Oct 5, 2020 | EOL |
| Pixel 3 | — | Oct 5, 2021 | EOL |
| Pixel 3 XL | — | Oct 5, 2021 | EOL |
| Pixel 3a | — | May 5, 2022 | EOL |
| Pixel 3a XL | — | May 5, 2022 | EOL |
What does Google Pixel Pixel 5 end of life mean?
When Google Pixel Pixel 5 reaches end of life, the maintainers stop issuing security patches for this version. CVEs discovered after the EOL date are publicly disclosed on the National Vulnerability Database with no patch available. Exploit code frequently appears on GitHub within days of disclosure.
The CVE blind spot: A CVE-based scan does not show the ongoing accumulation of unpatched vulnerabilities in EOL software versions. Some scanners flag unsupported versions of common products, but coverage varies, and none of them give you the date in advance. Running Google Pixel Pixel 5 past its EOL date creates a growing attack surface that a clean scan result does not rule out.
Migrate to Google Pixel Pixel 11 Pro Fold or implement compensating controls — network segmentation, enhanced monitoring, restricted access — while migration is underway.