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Major shift in Samsung Android software updates policy

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Samsung software update policy

Samsung phones are unique in their own ways, that’s why the South Korean phone maker is ruling over the world of the smartphone industry. However, the core services of any smartphone company are derived not only from hardware but also from software and recently Samsung has made a major shift in Android software updates policy.

According to the information coming from SammyFans, Samsung has made a major shift in software updates policy for its smartphone that will now support 4 years of major updates. This is a huge development that is now making its way to Samsung smartphone users.

However, that’s not the only thing that you need to know about this news, there’s more. Samsung is also going to give up to 5 years of security patches for the corresponding consumers. This is quite a breaking stuff that’s coming out from Samsung and ready to pump the expectations of Samsung device fans.

Samsung software update policy

Evolution in software updates policy:

Before 2020, Samsung has been offering 2 years of Android version and 3 years of security patches. However, in 2020, Samsung made another major jump in terms of providing new software. Thereafter, the company started delivering 3 years of Android and 4 years of security patch support.

Although, it was already a big gift of software updates but the phone maker made another jump in the software section, and in 2021, this count of update feeding ramped up to the 3 years of a major upgrade and up to 4 years of security patches.

Supported Devices:

Below you can check all of the devices that are now part of this new software upgrade policy from Samsung:

  • Galaxy S22
  • Galaxy S22+
  • Galaxy S22 Ultra
  • Galaxy Tab S8
  • Galaxy Tab S8+
  • Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra
  • Galaxy S21
  • Galaxy S21+
  • Galaxy S21 Ultra
  • Galaxy S21 FE
  • Galaxy Z Fold 3
  • Galaxy Z Flip 3

According to Samsung, the new changes in the software updates will increase the lifecycle of devices and keep them up to date with the latest solutions for the best user experience.

(image source – Sammyfans)

Samsung software update policy

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Most of Deng Li's smartphones are from the Huawei ecosystem and his first Huawei phone was Ascend Mate 2 (4G). As a tech enthusiast, he keeps exploring new technologies and inspects them closely. Apart from the technology world, he takes care of his garden.

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