It wasn’t long ago that Samsung enthusiasts wrestled under the weight of TouchWiz, and that Android enthusiasts knew the name of the game meant that anything more than one full software update was a remote possibility. However, fast forward to today, and things have changed for the better – the South Korean company has taken a step towards a cleaner and lighter design with One UI, and recently committed to offering not one, but three full generations of Android updates to many of its devices.
While the company has cautioned that the full list of phones may not eventually receive all updates should local carrier restrictions interfere, devices across its S, A, Note, Tab, and Fold series will gain a longer shelf life thanks to broad update eligibility. The full list includes the:
- Galaxy S series: Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G, S20 Ultra, S20+ 5G, S20+, S20 5G, S20 in addition to S10 5G, S10+, S10, S10e, S10 Lite and upcoming S series devices
- Galaxy Note series: Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G, Note20 Ultra, Note20 5G, Note20, Note10+ 5G, Note10+, Note10 5G, Note10, Note10 Lite and upcoming Note series devices
- Galaxy Foldable devices: Galaxy Z Fold2 5G, Z Fold2, Z Flip 5G, Z Flip, Fold 5G, Fold and upcoming Z series devices
- Galaxy A series: Galaxy A71 5G, A71, A51 5G, A51, A90 5G and select upcoming A series devices
- Tablets: Galaxy Tab S7+ 5G, Tab S7+, Tab S7 5G3, Tab S7, Tab S6 5G4, Tab S6, Tab S6 Lite and upcoming Tab S series devices.
Samsung has promised that the abovementioned devices will be eligible for updates, the first generation of which will be Android 11 – meaning that each device could retain up-to-date software into 2021.
What remains unclear, however, is whether each of the aforementioned devices will receive updates timeously. Typically, Samsung has preferred to release updates to its newest devices first – and has already confirmed that its Galaxy S20 devices will be first up to receive Android 11.
What are your thoughts? Would you be more inclined to buy a Samsung device knowing it would receive Android updates into the future? Let us know in the comments below.
