Here’s what you should be aware of
- The security updates section of Samsung's website no longer includes the Galaxy S20 series, indicating that its software support has officially ended.
- Following a "Quarterly" update extension in 2024, the S20 flagship series will cease to receive updates; nonetheless, the S20 FE will continue to get support for some additional time.
- Samsung has moved to a seven-year support period for its smartphones, however, this commitment may not fully capture that essence.
Although numerous individuals desired the Galaxy S20 series, April signifies its conclusion according to Samsung.
The cessation of operating system updates and security patches for the Galaxy S20, S20 Plus, and S20 Ultra became evident with an updated announcement. Samsung security updates page (via 9to5Google The former flagship set of devices no longer appears in the company’sMonthly, Quarterly, or Biannualupdate schedules. This change follows the move of the Galaxy S20 series from Monthly to Quarterly updates about a year ago, which occurred duringSamsung'ssoftware expansion phase.
Once users download the March 2025 security patch, they won’t receive any further updates from Samsung for their devices. While the report suggests there might be additional security patches, those would probably only occur under circumstances involving extremely critical vulnerabilities.
Although the S20 series has been discontinued, Samsung's Galaxy S20 FE (Along with its 5G version) continues to be available. The firm’s security webpage includes the device in its Quarterly update segment. The FE edition is expected to receive two additional updates, one in the second quarter and another in the third quarter, prior to discontinuation as well.
The Galaxy S20 lineup was supposed to conclude a year prior; nonetheless, Samsung declared they would keep the devices available. From monthly to quarterly updates In April 2024, following its launch in 2020, the Korean original equipment manufacturer committed to providing four years of software support for the set of three smartphones. These devices were slated to get three significant operating system updates (from Android 10 to 13) along with four years of security patches.
This means that 2024 was supposed to mark the conclusion—however, Samsung had different plans for certain models with relatively brief support periods. In addition to extending updates for the S20 lineup and their respective Fan Editions, Samsung also provided prolonged support for both the Galaxy Note 20 and the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra. It’s important to clarify though, this extension pertained solely to security patch updates since neither set of devices received an upgrade to Android 14.
It's equally important to point out that, such as the Galaxy S24 lineup Samsung has extended to seven years of software support. This includes the Galaxy S25, but further details remain unclear regarding its earlier models since "seven years of support" applies here as well. is not what most users believe In truth, even though the S24 might get Android 21 (possibly around 2031), it may not be able to support many of the significant One UI features.
Sally, who serves as both Samsung's Executive Vice President and leads their Framework Research and Development efforts, emphasized the importance of this initiative. The major toll taken by its AI On a phone’s hardware in One UI 7. Because of this, numerous older models won’t get the upcoming upgrade featuring the Personal Data Engine, since it heavily depends on the specific hardware offered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset.
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