New information has found that Samsung's high-end devices may not receive the Android 12 update. The source SamMobile, an expert on the subject, pointed out that 23 devices from the South Korean company may not receive the update and the OneUI 4.0. The novelty is expected to arrive in August 2023, but some recent devices from the brand will not receive the new one Android.
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The list includes the Galaxy S20 and the Galaxy Z Flip, as the source was based on Samsung software updates. In 2021, the system's technological policies changed, pointing out that devices released after that year would be entitled to receive only three future versions of the Android system.
Therefore, the mentioned devices will no longer receive One UI 4 and Android 14, according to the rule changes that took place in 2021.
Certainly, this is information that is based on the company's own policies and there is no disclosure from Samsung stating which devices will be updated. Expert SamMobile estimates that the list of devices that will receive future updates will be determined according to the new software policies.
It's also worth pointing out that Android 13 may be the last major system update for some. older devices, as Samsung follows Google's policies for the lifecycle of updates.
With this, it is possible that users of these devices will have access to security packages for at least another year, but will not receive updates to new versions of the Android system.
Check out, therefore, the possible devices that may not update to Android 14:
- Galaxy S20 Plus;
- Galaxy S20 Ultra;
- Galaxy Note 10 Lite;
- Galaxy Note 20;
- Galaxy Note 20 Ultra;
- Galaxy Z Flip (LTE/5G);
- Galaxy Z Fold 2;
- Galaxy A22 (LTE/5G);
- Galaxy A32 (LTE/5G);
- Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2020);
- Galaxy Tab S7;
- Galaxy Tab S7 Plus;
- Galaxy S10 Lite;
- Galaxy S20 FE;
- Galaxy S20;
- Galaxy A51;
- Galaxy A71;
- Galaxy Tab A8;
- Galaxy Tab A7 Lite.
Samsung remains without revealing what the Android 14 update order will be, which is only available for testing so far.
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