Here are the Samsung devices getting three generations of Android updates

Samsung has showed exactly which of its devices could be receiving “three generations” of Android updates, after saying the initiative at its Note 20 release event in advance this month. As expected, the listing consists of flagship telephones going back to ultimate yr’s Galaxy S10, but there are also a pair of recent inclusions from Samsung’s foldable and pill levels.

In the beyond, Samsung commonly promised  years of updates, but now its telephones will be supported for as many as 3, relying upon how the employer defines “generations.” For instance, Samsung says its Galaxy S20 telephones will get hold of “three OS improvements beginning with Android eleven,” that means that except Android’s naming or launch agenda modifications the telephones have to pass directly to get hold of Android 12 in 2021, and Android 13 in 2022. Extending help for Android updates is essential for proprietors who are retaining their gadgets longer. 

Here’s Samsung’s complete list of three-technology devices, which incorporates its flagship S and Note-collection telephones, foldables, Galaxy Tab pills, and mid-range Galaxy A-series telephones that a ways outsell its flagships:

Galaxy S collection: Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G, S20 Ultra, S20+ 5G, S20+, S20 5G, S20 in addition to S10 5G, S10+, S10, S10e, S10 Lite and upcoming S series devices

Galaxy Note series: Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G, Note20 Ultra, Note20 5G, Note20, Note10+ 5G, Note10+, Note10 5G, Note10, Note10 Lite and upcoming Note collection devices

Galaxy Foldable gadgets: Galaxy Z Fold2 5G, Z Fold2, Z Flip 5G, Z Flip, Fold 5G, Fold and upcoming Z collection devices

Galaxy A series: Galaxy A71 5G, A71, A51 5G, A51, A90 5G and pick out upcoming A collection devices

Tablets: Galaxy Tab S7+ 5G, Tab S7+, Tab S7 5G3, Tab S7, Tab S6 5G4, Tab S6, Tab S6 Lite and upcoming Tab S collection gadgets

Beyond these telephones, Samsung says it’s “dedicated to offering the latest Android OS upgrades until the hardware specifications allow.” It also cautions that upgrade availability can also vary with the aid of market.

It’s well worth noting, but, that even if a telephone is guaranteed to get 3 generations of Android updates this doesn’t say whatever about how speedy it will get hold of them after their respectable release. Samsung says that the Galaxy S20 lineup might be the primary Galaxy gadgets to be up to date to Android 11 “later this yr.” Delayed OS updates aren’t a hassle that’s distinctive to Samsung, however, and in fashionable the state of affairs is enhancing across the Android surroundings.