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These Galaxy Note, S, and A-series devices will get 3 major Android OS updates, check the full list

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4 years ago

December 29, 2020

[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.

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.