[First published on September 21, 2020]
At the Galaxy 2020 Unpacked event, Samsung announced that it will be providing at least three major Android OS updates to its flagship smartphones. The new software update policy starts with the newly launched three flagship smartphones — the Galaxy Note 20, Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, and Galaxy Z Fold 2. This is applicable to the device launched with Android 9 or later.
Now, Samsung has confirmed the full list of devices that will get 3 major Android updates in their lifetimes. In an official post, Samsung confirmed a total of 38 devices will be getting 3 major Android OS updates. Previously, the company had only confirmed Galaxy S and Galaxy Note devices, but the full list is here officially.
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Samsung’s latest phones, the Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy S20 series will get updated to Android 13. While the Galaxy S10 and Galaxy Note 10 series, which will get updated to Android 12.
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You can check the list of eligible Galaxy devices for the new software update policy. These devices are eligible for the 3 years of Android OS upgrade:
SAMSUNG GALAXY S SERIES:
- Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G
- Galaxy S20 Ultra
- Galaxy S20+ 5G
- Galaxy S20+
- Galaxy S20 5G
- Galaxy S20
- Galaxy S20 FE [NEW]
- Galaxy S20 FE 5G [NEW]
- Galaxy S10 5G
- Galaxy S10+
- Galaxy S10
- Galaxy S10e
- Galaxy S10 Lite and upcoming S series devices
SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE SERIES:
- Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G
- Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
- Galaxy Note 20 5G
- Galaxy Note 20
- Galaxy Note 10+ 5G
- Galaxy Note 10+
- Galaxy Note 10 5G
- Galaxy Note 10
- Galaxy Note 10 Lite and upcoming Note series devices
SAMSUNG GALAXY FOLDABLE DEVICES:
- Galaxy Z Fold 2 5G
- Galaxy Z Fold 2
- Galaxy Z Flip 5G
- Galaxy Z Flip
- Galaxy Fold 5G
- Galaxy Fold
- Fold and upcoming Z series devices
SAMSUNG GALAXY A SERIES:
- Galaxy A71 5G
- Galaxy A71
- Galaxy A51 5G
- Galaxy A51
- Galaxy A90 5G and select upcoming A-series devices
SAMSUNG GALAXY TABLETS:
- Galaxy Tab Active 3 – [New]
- Galaxy Tab S7+ 5G
- Galaxy Tab S7+
- Galaxy Tab S7 5G
- Galaxy Tab S7
- Galaxy Tab S6 5G
- Galaxy Tab S6
- Galaxy Tab S6 Lite and upcoming Tab S series devices
This is fantastic news and something everyone wanted the company to do. For the longest time, most Samsung Galaxy flagship devices get two major OS updates and two years of regular monthly security patches, and quarterly patches in the third year.
