Galaxy S7 down to quarterly security updates, same as the new Galaxy A70

01 April 2019
Previously, the S7 got security patches monthly. But it's now three years old, so the demotion is understandable.

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  • Anonymous
  • xq5
  • 02 Apr 2019

Just buy phone with Android Q.

    regs, 02 Apr 2019My 4,5-year old iPad Air2 still receiving all major updates... moreYou can't compare iDevices and Android phones in terms of updates... You know Apple is so much ahead of any Android device manufacturers in this regard.

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      • regs
      • DL{
      • 02 Apr 2019

      My 4,5-year old iPad Air2 still receiving all major updates and work flawlessly fast and responsive with them.

        Anonymous, 02 Apr 2019Well s3 i9300 only 1 major update and way too late. We stil... moreand note 5? any info how much sale worldwide after Note7 Crash Report which model sold speedily?

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          • Anonymous
          • 3Yb
          • 02 Apr 2019

          Ivelin, 01 Apr 2019Otherwise i have iphone 5s-2013! Still has the latest ios. ... moreBecause all Android OEM’s wants you to buy the new flagship instead of keeping your old flagship since that android flagship doesn’t has even a good resale value like iPhone and price drop fast, so they can’t make money p easily p, and the second reason is android phones hardware limitation that the old flagship can’t handle the new version of Android like old iPhone can handle new version of iOS for more than 4 years.

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            • Anonymous
            • 3Yb
            • 02 Apr 2019

            Anonymous, 01 Apr 2019"killing update"? sorry, Samsung isn't Apple when it comes ... morestill using iPad mini 4 since 2015 and no issue and my brother using an iPhone 7 Plus no issue.

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              • Anonymous
              • 3Yb
              • 02 Apr 2019

              PeterThePanda, 02 Apr 2019At least Samsung doesn't cripple their devices behind their... moreAnd yeah forget to mention that S8 and S8 plus again screen reddish issue.

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                • Anonymous
                • PA7
                • 02 Apr 2019

                Note9 User, 02 Apr 2019S7 is a great phone from March 2016, & has had 2 major ... moreWell s3 i9300 only 1 major update and way too late. We still buy anyway. What for sammy improve when sales is good? Note7 worse but note8 sales rock anyway

                  Ivelin, 01 Apr 2019This is offensive. S7 divices are so smooth in everyday use... moreAt least Samsung doesn't cripple their devices behind their customers back or sell shody quality devices with defects ("-gate") to force them buy new overpriced iPhones.

                    I already got quarterly security updates on the Note FE.

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                      • Note9 User
                      • nGs
                      • 02 Apr 2019

                      S7 is a great phone from March 2016, & has had 2 major OS updates from Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), to Android 7.0 (Nougat), to Android 8.0 (Oreo), yes Android 9 (Pie) with One UI would be nice, but Oreo is good.

                      It's been receiving monthly Security updates (although a few carriers did Quarterly), now all S7's will be Quarterly.

                      My 2015 S6 got 3 years & 3 months (last 1 was June 2018 (I haven't checked in 2019 yet)), & I really hope you get more because you should, the Galaxy A5 (2016) is still getting Quarterly updates, so the Flagship S7 should have a year or 2 longer.

                      I expect 5 years security updates with any Flagship.

                      The MINIMUM of Security Updates should be:
                      3 years= Entry level
                      4 years= Midrange
                      5 years= Flagship

                      ANY manufacturer which provides less should be named & shamed, any achieving or exceeding this should be praised.

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                        • Chitti- The Robot
                        • DkQ
                        • 02 Apr 2019

                        Here with LG V30+ (India), not evening getting half yearly updates. Last update was in September 2018.

                          A5 2017 si A8 2018 best in mid range ! with monthly software updates !!! Even the new A9 2018 with Snapdragon 660 processor does not get that much

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                            • Rafaelinux
                            • 8xi
                            • 01 Apr 2019

                            I have received 4 updates OTA since I got my S7 Edge in August 2016.
                            It completely depends on carrier

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                              • MdN8
                              • 3@g
                              • 01 Apr 2019

                              Romie Lee, 01 Apr 2019Who cares about updates after their devices exceed more tha... moreThe phone was released 3 years ago, they didn't stop making them 3 years ago. You can probably still buy a new one.

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                                • Archiekins
                                • J7K
                                • 01 Apr 2019

                                I am using Samsung Galxy S5 and I am still having monthly security updates.

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                                  • AnonD-558092
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                                  lolme, 01 Apr 2019S7 edge user here: dont recall ever actually getting monthl... moreDepends on carrier and country. I always had monthly updates on my S7

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                                    • MSB
                                    • 01 Apr 2019

                                    S7 edge user here: dont recall ever actually getting monthly updates xD it was more every 2-3 months (if lucky)

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                                      • Ivelin
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                                      • 01 Apr 2019

                                      Anonymous, 01 Apr 2019"killing update"? sorry, Samsung isn't Apple when it comes ... moreOtherwise i have iphone 5s-2013! Still has the latest ios. The battery is down sure, as my s7, but still gets regular updates. S7 is a flagship phone with fine SoC. Why can’ t i have the latest android?! Just 3 months security updates. Was S7 cheap in the beggining?! I do not think so. Sorry

                                        Who cares about updates after their devices exceed more than two years anyway? Just buy a gdmn latest smartphone for yourself! Batteries are getting its age and time as well as we do. And also, most folks who buys a flagship like me buy a phone every two or a just year. So I dont care about updates that much.