Samsung recently extended its support period to seven years, but it only started with the Galaxy S24 series. It means any phone released before the flagship device will not receive updates for that long, which is the case of the Galaxy S20 and Galaxy Note 20.
Samsung released the Galaxy S20 in 2020 running Android 10 while the Galaxy Note 20 debuted the same year but months later. It’s been four years since the former arrived on the market, which makes sense as to why it has now stopped receiving monthly security patch updates. The Galaxy Note 20, still has a few months before it clocks four years it was released, but Samsung has decided to move all the Galaxy S20 and Galaxy Note 20 models to Quarterly update.
Hence, all the Galaxy S20 models, including Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20 Plus, Galaxy S20 Ultra, and Galaxy S20 FE, will receive security patch updates every three months. Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy Note 20 Ultra will also receive the same treatment.
These phones will probably get three to four security patch updates over the next few months before they stop receiving updates. Samsung before the recent update policy supported their phones for five years, which is what the Galaxy S20 and Galaxy Note 20 are eligible for. However, there might be a situation where an update is released after the phones have elapsed their security support to address critical security issues.
You can start plans to upgrade to a new Samsung phone before these devices stop getting updates. Of course, they won’t receive Android 14 or the latest One UI 6.1 update. For more information check the April 2024 security patch bulletin.
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