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A lot of Android phones in the past two years (mainly from Google and Samsung) have very long update promises. These will slowly trickle onto the budget/used ma
by jerlam 2y ago
A lot of Android phones in the past two years (mainly from Google and Samsung) have very long update promises. These will slowly trickle onto the budget/used market and get updates longer than their expected lifespan.
- wkat4242 2y agoThese new update policies don't apply to older models. When Samsung went to 7 years support with the S24, I never got that with my S23. It remained at 4. And that's a flagship class model.
- jorvi 2y agoI agree with you that its a little ridiculous they don't retroactively apply the decision to at least the flagship models of yesteryear. So, 2024 - 7 = Galaxy S8 should still be getting security updates until end of year, 2024 - 4 = Galaxy S20 should have its final OS version upgrade this year.
- wkat4242 2y agoYeah I wish I could still use my S8. It was my best phone ever. I like my S23 but it misses so much. The notification LED, the pressure sensitive display, the edge screen (rounded edges), the iris scanner, the 3.5mm jack, the beautiful orchid grey back pattern. It even had a heart rate and SpO2 sensor. But being stuck on android 9 without security updates is just too much of a problem. The notification LED was so great to notice a missed call etc. An always on display is not as useful because it's so dim. You can't see it from a distance. It's more like an almost off display :) The LED you would easily notice across the room.