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Samsung just announced its new Galaxy S24 phones, and we’re really excited to see what they will bring. One of the major announcements (alongside the new AI features) that happened during today’s Unpacked event had to do with these phones’ software updates. According to Samsung, the Galaxy S24 phones will come with seven years of software support.
This makes the second major Android OEM to offer this many years of software updates. Notably, Google announced that the Pixel 8 phones will receive seven full years of software updates. This means that the phones will be supported until the year 2030.
At first, we were skeptical about Google’s claims because we know that software updates and platform upgrades are two different things. However, Google announced that the Pixel 8 will receive a new version of Android every year of its support. So, it will be supported until Android 21.
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The Galaxy S24 phones will have seven years of software support
When it comes to Samsung, the company has been improving its update game over the years. In 2020, the company announced that its phones would get five years of software support with four major platform upgrades. Seemingly in response to what Google did, Samsung took another leap forward with software updates.
The company announced today that the Galaxy S24 phones will have seven years of software support. Again, any person would be skeptical about this because of the difference between software updates and platform upgrades. However, the company stated that this phone will receive seven years of major Android platform upgrades. This means that the phone should be supported until Android version 21. That’s pretty far in the future, and Android would have run out of letters of the alphabet by then.
It’s great to see more companies embracing longer lives for their phones. Right now, smartphones are getting much more capable, and they’re better able to stand the test of time. Nowadays, a five-year-old phone can still operate and perform as a daily driver. These phones are getting better and more equipped to last, and the only thing missing is proper software support