Samsung Announces Four Years Of Security Updates For New Phones

Samsung is making a new commitment to all Galaxy devices released after 2019 – guaranteed security support for a minimum of four years.

This means that if you bought a phone from the S10 series of phones in 2019, a phone from the S20 series of phones in 2020, or a phone from the S21 series of phones in 2021, you can expect security updates for four years after the initial release date. This also applies to Galaxy A, Galaxy Note and foldable phones.

Make no mistake though, this announcement is purely about security updates, and not about new Android updates. Last year, Samsung announced three years of Android updates for phones released after 2019. This is a completely separate announcement,…