Samsung’s powerful blow to competitors. Galaxy S22, Galaxy S21, Galaxy Tab S8, Galaxy Z Fold3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3 will get four Android updates

The press release leaked to the Web, dedicated to the next flagships of Samsung, contains an interesting detail, designed in small print somewhere in its backyard. In a block that usually few people read, we are talking about software update guarantees for current and future flagships.

Samsung’s powerful blow to competitors.  Galaxy S22, Galaxy S21, Galaxy Tab S8, Galaxy Z Fold3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3 will get four Android updates

In most cases, the Android Guaranteed Update Program covers two years and includes two OS releases, respectively, but in the case of the latest Galaxy S22 and Galaxy Tab S8, this period is doubled. This means that debuting with Android 12 preinstalled, the Galaxy S22 and Galaxy Tab S8 will get Android 16. And that’s not all: in addition to four years of “big updates”, five years of Android security updates have been announced. That is, in fact, the Galaxy S22 and Galaxy Tab S8 will be updated until 2027.

Samsung's powerful blow to competitors.  Galaxy S22, Galaxy S21, Galaxy Tab S8, Galaxy Z Fold3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3 will get four Android updates

The list of smartphones that will be updated for five years in a similar pattern (four Android updates and five years of security updates) also mentions the Galaxy S21, Galaxy Z Fold3 and Galaxy Z Flip3. However, due to the fact that they came out in 2021, they will receive Android 15 and will be updated until 2026.

Source: ixbt

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