Android manufacturers seem to be getting ahead of EU plans. Europe wants phones to be updated for at least five years; this is a total utopia given the horrendous fragmentation that still exists in Android. To combat this, major manufacturers are finally taking action with updates.

Samsung has become a touchstone, Xiaomi has already been offering its flagship models for three years, and OPPO has just joined the bandwagon. Now it promises four years of system updates and five security. Yes definitely, only for flagship models.

small steps. there is still much to do

OPPO has announced a significant change in its update policy. It will offer four years of system updates and five security patches. The good news will only be for a few: those who buy flagship models. For the rest, in principle, the usual biennial updates are retained.

It’s been another year since Google launched with its Pixel., here they promise three OS updates and five security updates. The new Pixels are born with Android 13, and apart from surprise, they will say goodbye to new versions of Android starting with version 16. Of course, it doesn’t matter if you have a high-end Pixel or one of the “a” family, they are all updated for Same.

The same OPPO figures are promised by Samsung for both its S family and mid-range phones. Actually, Samsung is pushing to update its catalog before the end of the year. Cheap models get Android 13 and even models that have several years on the market.

Manufacturers like Xiaomi promise three years of updates, although only on select models, the most premium. That’s a jump compared to the two years of updates the top tier has had, and not so good news for most of the cheap terminals sold in Spain.

Xiaomi, Samsung and OPPO, the three best-selling Android manufacturers in Spain, are making these changes in their update policies even more relevant. However, to save the state of Samsung, We continue with a rather abandoned mid-rangethat do not follow the update rate or the same lifecycle as the peak interval.