Neither the Galaxy S8 nor the Note 8 from Samsung will receive an update to Android 10. Despite having been launched in 2017, they will not get to enjoy the latest version of Google's operating system. At least it is what is known for now through leaked information with all the devices that will update.
These are the Samsung devices that will make the leap to Android 10
The middle AndroidPure has shown a document where the Samsung devices that will update to Android version 10. Among them are the latest terminals such as the Note 10 or the Galaxy S10 presented this year, and also some other medium or low ranges. This would not be important if it were not for some important absences.
The devices that will make the leap to Android 10 are:
- Galaxy S series: S10/S10+, S9/S9+ and S10e
- Galaxy Note series: Note 10/10e, Note 9
- Galaxy M series: M40, M30/30s, M20 and M10
- Galaxy J series: J, J6/J6+, J4/J4+, J7 Duo, J7, J5, J3 2018
- Galaxy A series: A90, A80, A70, A60, A50/50s, A40, A30/30s, A20/20s, A10/10s/10e, A9 Pro, A9, A7, A6/6+, A8, A9 Star, A8 Lite, A9 Star Lite
- Galaxy Tab series: S5e, S4, A 2019 and A2018
If you look, in the two most important families (Note and Galaxy S) neither the Note 8 nor the S8 appear. these terminals were launched in 2017 And if we take into account the update deadlines that most Android manufacturers handle, it is not surprising. Two years is the time that most manufacturers manage to offer updates.
From there, the usual thing is, at best, to have security updates. Of course, there are manufacturers that will never directly update and others, such as Google and its Pixels indicate that they will have at least three years of updates. But it is also not 100% certain that they will go beyond these first 36 months from the date of purchase.
Therefore, what happens with Samsung should not surprise either. The problem is that if the news comes at a time where the competition (Apple) update 2015 phones So it bothers a little more. But really, who cares about this?
Android updates, to whom do they really matter?
Receiving updates is important and should be something we all require as users. If they are not version jumps in the operating system, at least they are those that affect security. That is, the classic security patches for Android.
Going back to the question, to whom do these updates matter to new versions of the system? To a very specific audience. Android, with its large user base, keeps many manufacturers from going beyond two years for updates. Because they understand or assume that after that time, that most demanding user interested in technology will have made the leap to another, more recent device.
It shouldn't happen, and there should be a minimum, but it happens. Therefore, it is a pity that if it is confirmed, devices that are still very capable such as the Galaxy S8 and Note 8 will not be able to enjoy the news of Android 10. Although it is also a way to get the user interested in these things, and even require manufacturers to change their way of managing the software issue, which in the end is the authentic key of any device.