Samsung has confirmed that a batch of Galaxy devices will no longer get monthly security updates. Full list exposed.
Samsung has quietly announced that some of its popular Galaxy phones have just received an unwanted downgrade. When the Korean firm launches a new device it gets guaranteed monthly updates for at least three years but once that period is over things then change to less frequent security upgrades.
That’s exactly what has just happened to the Galaxy S20 series with Samsung moving these devices from its regular patches – which are released around every 30 days – to quarterly updates.
Although the Galaxy S20 should remain a secure device to use, it won’t get the very latest releases and bug fixes that it’s enjoyed until now.
If you own a Galaxy S20, S20+ or S20 Ultar and are concerned by this latest news then you’ll need to upgrade to something new. Phones that will continue to get monthly updates include the S21 series, S23 Series and very latest S24 models which launched earlier this year.
“At Samsung, we take security and privacy issues very seriously and we are doing our best to respond as quickly as possible,” the firm said in an update on its website.
“Securing your device and maintaining the trust you place in us is our top priority. Samsung releases monthly, quarterly and biannual firmware security updates on selected Samsung devices. And select devices launched in 2019 or later will be supported with firmware security updates for a minimum of four (4) years following their global launch, while select newer devices will receive up to five (5) years of security updates.
“Monthly, quarterly and biannual firmware security updates will include patches for Android OS related security issues released by Google, as well as, patches for Samsung-specific security issues.”
All the phones that get quarterly updates are listed below.
• Galaxy Z Flip 5G, Galaxy Z Fold2
• Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20 5G, Galaxy S20+, Galaxy S20+ 5G, Galaxy S20 Ultra, Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G
• Galaxy A22e 5G, Galaxy A32, Galaxy A32 5G, Galaxy A52 5G
• Galaxy A13, Galaxy A13 5G, Galaxy A23, Galaxy A23 5G, Galaxy A33 5G, Galaxy A73 5G, Galaxy A35 5G
• Galaxy A04, Galaxy A04s, Galaxy A04e, Galaxy A14, Galaxy A14 5G, Galaxy A24, Galaxy A34 5G
• Galaxy A05, Galaxy A05s, Galaxy A15, Galaxy A15 5G, Galaxy A25 5G
• Galaxy M13, Galaxy M13 5G, Galaxy M23 5G, Galaxy M33 5G, Galaxy M53 5G, Galaxy M04, Galaxy M14 5G, Galaxy M34 5G, Galaxy M44 5G, Galaxy M54 5G, Galaxy M15 5G
