Published Oct 29, 2026, 1:37 PM EDT

Sara Heritage is a tech and gaming journalist, who's currently making her way up to Master Ball rank in Pokemon Champions. Bylines in IGN, GAMINGbible, The Gamer and more. You can usually find her tinkering with tech, or restoring old consoles, always with one of her 3 cats nearby. Come and talk with her over on Twitter @SHeritageJourno.

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Google has published the Auto Update Expiration schedule that defines how long each ChromeOS platform will receive updates. ChromeOS devices receive 10 years of updates. For devices prior to 2021 that will receive extended updates, some features and services might not be supported after Googlebook OS was released on October 4, 2026.…