Google introduced its new flagship phones, the Pixel 8 series, last week. One of the major innovations announced with these devices was software support. The company stated that it would provide software update support (both security and operating system) for phones for seven years, ahead of other companies.

Like today from Samsung It turned out that a similar move was coming. Before Google’s announcement, the South Korean tech giant, which has been a leader in the Android ecosystem in terms of software support, stated that it planned to support Galaxy phones for an extended period of time.

Samsung plans to deliver security updates to its phones over the next five years

Shin-Chul Baik, an executive at Samsung, answered SamMobile’s questions during its developer conference last week. Baik for Galaxy phones security updates for more than five years He indicates that they wanted to present this plan and that this plan has been discussed in the company.

We can say that one of the reasons for this move by Samsung is to respond to Google. However, Baik argues that regulations that pressure smartphone manufacturers to expand update support are also effective.

There is no information yet on whether operating system updates will be extended or not.

Your explanation, only security updates Let’s say it covers. Whether operating system updates are extended There is no information about it yet. However, it is possible that we will see a move in this area in the future to get ahead of Google.

Samsung currently offers 5 years of security update support and 4 years of operating system update support for its mid-range and flagship devices. The company, which offers products at all levels, updates more than 1 billion Galaxy devices monthly and more than 10 billion annually.