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Samsung promises “up to” four major Android updates for some devices (and five years of security updates)

Samsung is introducing its latest flagship phones and tablets today… but the company is also making a new promise: some Galaxy devices will now receive as many as four major Android and Samsung One UI updates and up to five years of security updates. That puts Samsung at the head of the pack when it […]

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Samsung promises up to 5 years of security updates for Enterprise Edition phones

For years Android phones have lagged behind iPhones when it comes to OS updates. But recently we’ve seen a growing number of Android device makers commit to delivering major OS updates for at least 2-3 years and sometimes promise security updates for even longer. Earlier this year Samsung said it would deliver at least 4 […]

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Lilbits: ARM computers, Linux phones, and the Pixel 2 rides off into the sunset

After rocking a Google Pixel 2 as my primary smartphone for the past three years, I took advantage of a Google Fi Black Friday promotion and traded in my phone for a brand new Pixel 4a 5G for $298 after trade-in. There were two reasons I decided the time was right to upgrade. First, my […]

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Samsung’s new Android phones and tablets will 3 major OS upgrades (some older models too)

Buy an iPhone today and there’s a good chance you’ll still be getting major operating system updates from Apple in five years. Buy an Android phone from some companies and you may never see an official update at all. Historically Samsung has been somewhere in the middle, typically offering around two years of Android OS […]