Chromebooks will get 10 years of automatic updates

[AndyCaffrey]

Details here: https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/education/automatic-update-extension-chromebook/ 

Looks like it includes Chromebooks that previously had a shorter life: " Starting in 2024, if you have Chromebooks that were released from 2021 onwards, you’ll automatically get 10 years of updates. For Chromebooks released before 2021 and already in use, users and IT admins will have the option to extend automatic updates to 10 years from the platform’s release (after they receive their last automatic update)."

[ddelboccio]

This is nice, but who on earth is getting 10 years out of chromebook in students hands?  I'm LUCKY to get three!

[rdnixon]

Our 1:1 device for the most part last a full 7 years - so Y7 through to Y13. So this is great news. 

[Bill_Gibson]

Wow, what a great PR response!

[Kim_Nilsson]

Very nice! Yes, it's a struggle to keep the devices alive, but what a boost it'll be for those that can!