Most Android device makers have a pretty lousy track record when it comes to offering long-term support for their gadgets. But that’s finally starting to change. One of the latest signs? The world’s top smartphone maker (in terms of shipments) has announced that it will deliver at least four years of security updates for all […]
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Android phones with Qualcomm chips could get up to 4 years of updates moving forward
Buy an Android phone from Google, Samsung, HMD (Nokia), or a handful of other companies and you should get OS and security updates for at least three years. But soon we may start to see phone makers promise four years of updates… and if we’re lucky, more device makers will hop on the update bandwagon […]
HMD’s first Nokia phones will get three years of updates (an extra year)
When HMD revived the Nokia smartphone brand and started selling Android phones in 2017, the company promised to offer at least two years of major operating system and security updates. That was two years ago… which means that the clock should be running out. But now HMD says it’s adding another year of support, which […]
OnePlus promises 2 years of OS updates, 3 for security updates
One of the advantages of buying a Google Pixel smartphone or an Android One device is the guarantee of regular software and security updates for at least a couple of years. While Apple regularly offers at least some support for phones that are as old as 4-5 years, things with Android are a bit of […]