Some Samsung Phones Will Now Receive Five Years Of Security Updates

Samsung volition at present provide up to five years of security updates to some of its flagship models. The visitor made the new announcement during its MWC effect earlier this calendar week, where information technology talked about mobile security, a new watch experience, and much more.

At present, before you get excited, let u.s. tell you the catch hither. The extended period of security updates is promised only for the enterprise edition of the Galaxy S21 series, Galaxy S20 series, Galaxy Annotation 20 serial, Galaxy XCover v, and the Galaxy Tab Active 3. Then, the regular consumer versions that you and I ain aren't eligible for this generosity from Samsung.

Moreover, the enterprise edition of other lower-price models like the Galaxy A50 will not get additional updates either. These devices will still become four years of security updates though, just like all other recent Samsung devices.

If you don't already know, enterprise models purpose-built versions of existing devices for businesses. They come up with an additional suite of proprietary work software and security tools that help companies managing their work remotely. Companies can also programme enterprise devices according to their piece of work need. Samsung is now promising an extended menses of security updates for some of those phones.

Co-ordinate to Android Potency, the eligible enterprise models will get either monthly or quarterly updates throughout the supported period of five years. Note that while Samsung offers four years of security updates to all of its devices from 2019 or after, the frequency of those updates is either monthly, quarterly, or bi-annually depending on the model as well equally the fourth dimension elapsed since its launch.

Samsung extends security updates to five years for flagship enterprise models

Samsung has put most other Android OEMs to shame with its software update game in recent years. Last year, the visitor promised to offering three major Android OS updates to its flagships as well equally select mid-rangers. Information technology also extended security updates for upwards to four years to most phones.

The Korean giant, which is still the No. i smartphone maker in the world, has not but made promises though. Information technology has also been much quicker in releasing the latest bachelor updates to its smartphones and tablets. It is at present taking things to another level with its latest announcement, albeit but for the enterprise models.

That said, the latest report adds that there's a "adept run a risk" of non-enterprise versions of the eligible Galaxy devices also getting 5 years of security updates. That's considering some models similar the Milky way S6, Galaxy S7, and Galaxy S8 reportedly received four years of updates when Samsung had promised only three. We are keeping our fingers crossed on this and hoping for the best.