Now that Samsung has introduced the Galaxy S24 series, it is safe to say that many rumors and speculations are proving to be true. The one rumor we heard before the official launch was that Samsung will be pushing seven years of updates to the new phones. However, at that time, it was unclear what the timeframe actually meant. Now that the company has officially introduced the new phone, we have some more details on how this is going to work.
Seven years of One UI and security patches for the Galaxy S24 series is good, but it won't come to older phones
The Galaxy S24 series will indeed get seven years of software updates, but Samsung explicitly mentioned that these updates will be both One UI updates and security patches. This means that your modern-day Galaxy smartphone that starts with Android 14 out of the box will be updated all the way through Android 21, which does sound insane because I cannot imagine using a phone for that long. Of course, the new phones should have easy repairability should you need to change the battery.
Sadly, Samsung has copied Google's homework a bit too well because the new update policy only applies to the Galaxy S24 series, and the same policy will not be coming to older devices. This means that if you do have the Galaxy S23 or the S22, then you are going to be left with four years of OS updates, but considering how good those phones are, you should not have to worry. After all, you might upgrade to a new device sooner or later.
Needless to say, Samsung decided to go big with the Galaxy S24 series, and I am really happy that compared to last year, this year's flagship phones actually deliver a lot more than you might think. Sure, the whole picture is not completely evident because we are going to have to wait for the reviews, but given the official announcement alone, I am sold.
The Galaxy S24 series is currently available for pre-order across the globe. If you are looking to get your hands on the latest and greatest Samsung foldable, now is your time to pick up the phone that you are looking for.
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