Samsung is a big player when it comes to the smartphone world. The company remains in competition with other smartphone brands, and we expected some movement when Google proposed seven years of Android OS updates. It seems that the Korean tech company will be making adjustments to its update policy and might offer more than five years of updates.
Google and Samsung remain smartphone brands that release monthly security patches to their eligible phones. Xiaomi is currently there, as the company now releases monthly security patches on time. However, unlike Google, Samsung and Xiaomi have many phones in their portfolio, which sometimes affects these rollouts. And perhaps, why these companies don’t prioritize longer updates, but it seems Google’s latest policy is making them rethink.
According to a Samsung executive, Shin-Chul Baik, to SamMobile, the company is actively discussing offering more than five years of updates. It seems the move isn’t related to Google’s latest proposal but leans towards the new proposed EU regulations that would require companies to offer up to five years of system updates to their phones.
However, offering more than five years of updates will be limited to security patches. Samsung doesn’t plan to provide more than four Android OS upgrades, which it currently offers. Of course, it would be considered a win for smartphone users, as they won’t have to ditch their phones because of lack of updates.
We expect to learn more about the supposed five years of security support for Samsung phones in the coming weeks, considering that the company uses multiple Chipsets for their phones. Hopefully, the company will convince Qualcomm and MediaTek to step up for the new proposition.
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