Samsung Galaxy Devices Will Now Receive Security Updates for 4 Years

When it comes to software updates, the Samsung Galaxy devices have had a rocky past, and that is one department in which Samsung has failed to evangelize on the same level every bit, permit'south say, Google. All the same, over the past couple of years, Samsung has improved greatly with its software updates and has committed to providing timely system and security updates.

In a major stride final year, Samsung announced that Galaxy devices would receive three years of Android Bone upgrades for all the flagships and some of the mid-range devices. Today, yet, Samsung has announced that Galaxy devices volition at present receive security updates for at to the lowest degree four years.

Samsung Galaxy Phones Take Become Even Amend in Terms of Security

Samsung previously used to support the devices for two years worth of Android OS with Android security updates being provided for three years. Even so, the support has now been extended to iv years.

However, this new policy applies to newer devices equally Samsung has said that in addition to the latest devices, Samsung has said, eligible devices since 2019 will receive four years of security updates. The policy alter applies to both monthly and quarterly security patch release schedules.

The eligible devices include phones from Galaxy Z, Galaxy South, Galaxy Annotation, Galaxy A, Galaxy M, and Milky way XCover series, in addition to tablets from the Tab lineup. Al these devices will receive regular security updates for a minimum of 4 years.

Here is the full list of devices that volition be receiving four years of security updates.

Galaxy Foldable devices: Fold, Fold 5G, Z Fold2, Z Fold2 5G, Z Flip, Z Flip 5G
Milky way S series: S10, S10+, S10e, S10 5G, S10 Low-cal, S20, S20 5G, S20+, S20+ 5G, S20 Ultra, S20 Ultra 5G, S20 Iron, S20 FE 5G, S21 5G, S21+ 5G, S21 Ultra 5G
Galaxy Note series: Note10, Note10 5G, Note10+, Note10+ 5G, Note10 Lite, Note20, Note20 5G, Note20 Ultra, Note20 Ultra 5G
Galaxy A series: A10, A10e, A10s, A20, A20s, A30, A30s, A40, A50, A50s, A60, A70, A70s, A80, A90 5G, A11, A21, A21s, A31, A41, A51, A51 5G, A71, A71 5G, A02s, A12, A32 5G, A42 5G
Galaxy Chiliad serial: M10s, M20, M30, M30s, M40, M11, M12, M21, M31, M31s, M51
Galaxy XCover series: XCover4s, XCover FieldPro, XCover Pro
Milky way Tab series: Tab Agile Pro, Tab Active3, Tab A eight (2019), Tab A with S Pen, Tab A viii.4 (2020), Tab A7, Tab S5e, Tab S6, Tab S6 5G, Tab S6 Low-cal, Tab S7, Tab S7+

At this point, it is safe to say that Samsung has become very proactive when you are talking about sending security updates for its devices every month. The company has been releasing updates even earlier Google officially does. Past extending the software support for the devices, the company is only moving its commitment to a higher level and giving users a better experience.