Samsung has been a leader in software support for some time now. It promises 7 years of support for selected flagship devices, 4 years for less powerful ones, or now 6 years (this applies to newly launched devices, for example). “aček” Galaxy A56, Galaxy A36 a Galaxy A26).
Sooner or later, however, there will come a time when software support for a device ends, and it will no longer receive any major system updates or security patches. Samsung Earlier this week, it released details about the March security update and, in response, removed several items from the list of devices eligible for security updates. Which phones are specifically affected?
Samsung In March, it specifically removed the following phones from the update list:
- Galaxy A32 5G
- Galaxy M12
- Galaxy F12
- XCoverPro
On the contrary, it added these devices to the update list (will receive security patches every three months):
- Galaxy A06 5G
- Galaxy F06 5G
- Galaxy F05
- Galaxy M05
Here is the complete list of devices eligible for quarterly security updates:
- Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20 5G, Galaxy S20 +, Galaxy S20+ 5G, Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G, Galaxy S20 FE, Galaxy S20 FE 5G, Galaxy S21 5G, Galaxy S21 Plus 5G, Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G
- Galaxy Footnote20, Galaxy Note20 5G, Galaxy Note20 Ultra, Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G
- Galaxy A32
- Galaxy A13, Galaxy A13 5G, Galaxy A23, Galaxy A23 5G, Galaxy A33 5G, Galaxy A73 5G
- Galaxy A04, Galaxy A04S, Galaxy A04e, Galaxy A14, Galaxy A14 5G, Galaxy A24, Galaxy A34 5G
- Galaxy A05, Galaxy A05S, Galaxy A15, Galaxy A15 5G, Galaxy A25 5G, Galaxy A35 5G
- Galaxy A06, Galaxy A06 5G, Galaxy A16, Galaxy A16 5G
- Galaxy C55 5G
- Galaxy M13, Galaxy M13 5G, Galaxy M23 5G, Galaxy M33 5G, Galaxy M53 5G, Galaxy M04, Galaxy M14, Galaxy M14 5G, Galaxy M34 5G, Galaxy M44 5G, Galaxy M54 5G, Galaxy M05, Galaxy M15 5G, Galaxy M55 Galaxy M35, Galaxy M35 Galaxy
- Galaxy F13, Galaxy F04, Galaxy F14, Galaxy F14 5G, Galaxy F34 5G, Galaxy F54 5G, Galaxy F05, Galaxy F15 5G, Galaxy F55 5G, Galaxy F06 5G
- Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2024), Galaxy Tab S8, Galaxy Tab S8 +, Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra, Galaxy Tab S9, Galaxy Tab S9 +, Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra, Galaxy Tab S9 FE, Galaxy Tab S9 FE+, Galaxy Tab S10 +, Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra
- Galaxy Tab A9, Galaxy Tab A9 +
- Business models: Galaxy A52, Galaxy A52 5G, Galaxy A52S, Galaxy Xcover Pro Galaxy Tab active3, Galaxy Tab Active4 Pro, Galaxy Tab active5
And for completeness, here is a list of devices that are eligible for monthly security patches:
- Galaxy Z Fold3 5G, Galaxy Z Flip3 5G, Galaxy Z Fold4, Galaxy Z Flip4, Galaxy Z Fold5, Galaxy Z Flip5, Galaxy Z Fold6, Galaxy Z Flip6, W23, W23 Flip, W24, W24 Flip, W25, W25 Flip, Galaxy Z Fold special Edition
- Galaxy S21 FE 5G, Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22 +, Galaxy S22 Ultra, Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23 +, Galaxy S23 Ultra, Galaxy S23 FE, Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24 +, Galaxy S24 Ultra, Galaxy S24 FE, Galaxy S25, Galaxy S25 +, Galaxy S25 Ultra
- Business models: Galaxy A53 5G, Galaxy A54 5G, Galaxy A55 5G, Galaxy Xcover5, Galaxy Xcover6 Pro, Galaxy Xcover7
The Korean giant’s March security patch otherwise fixes nearly 60 vulnerabilities found in previous versions of the software. The majority of the fixes, 51 in particular, were provided by Google, with 11 of them fixing critically dangerous vulnerabilities and the rest those that were marked as highly dangerous. These fixes generally apply to all androiddevices.
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As for the Korean giant, it has delivered 7 patches that are specific to the device. Galaxy mainly addresses issues related to Auracast technology, sensitive communication settings, Watch Gallery Galaxy, Wi-Fi services and other services and features. Samsung In addition to releasing details about the new security patch, it has removed several phones from the update list. Specifically, these are the models Galaxy A32 5G, Galaxy F12 a Galaxy M12. These devices will no longer receive any security updates from now on.
