Software of any kind can contain unintended vulnerabilities and bugs, and this is no exception Android. It is the most widely used mobile operating system in the world Android a prime target for hackers looking for ways to exploit these vulnerabilities to gain access to user data. To prevent this, Google patches newly found vulnerabilities in Androidu through monthly patches that various smartphone manufacturers, including Samsung, release to their phones (or tablets) with security updates.
Samsung produces the most androidof smartphones and releases security updates for many of them every month. In addition to fixing the vulnerabilities found in Androidu these updates also address vulnerabilities that affect Samsung's own version running on all its smartphones and tablets. However, issuing monthly updates for every device in its range is almost impossible, so the Korean giant releases new security updates for some of them once every quarter.
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Flagships usually get monthly updates and mid-range and low-end devices get quarterly updates, but it's not set in stone. Some devices may receive monthly updates for the first year or two after launch and then be moved to a quarterly update plan, while others may be on a quarterly plan from the time they go on sale.
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Some smartphones and tablets, especially those that went on sale more than three years ago, receive security updates only twice a year. In some cases, when a critical vulnerability is discovered or an old vulnerability is fixed, Samsung may release an update for any device.
But how do you know how often your smartphone or tablet receives security updates? Here is a list of all devices for which Samsung currently provides monthly, quarterly, and semi-annual security updates.
Devices covered by the monthly update plan
- Galaxy Fold, Galaxy From Fold2, Galaxy From Fold2 5G, Galaxy From Flip, Galaxy From the Flip 5G, Galaxy From Fold3, Galaxy Z-Flip3
- Galaxy S10 5G, Galaxy S10 Lite
- Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20 5G, Galaxy S20 +, Galaxy S20+ 5G, Galaxy S20 Ultra, Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G, Galaxy S20 FE, Galaxy S20FE 5G
- Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21 +, Galaxy S21Ultra
- Galaxy Footnote10, Galaxy Note10+, Galaxy Note10+ 5G, Galaxy Note10 Lite
- Galaxy Footnote20, Galaxy Note20 5G, Galaxy Note20 Ultra, Galaxy Note20Ultra 5G
- Galaxy A52, Galaxy A52 5G, Galaxy A52s
- Models for the corporate sphere: Galaxy X Cover 4s, Galaxy XCover Field Pro, Galaxy XCover Pro, Galaxy Xcover 5
Devices on the quarterly update plan
- Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10 +, Galaxy S10e
- Galaxy Note9
- Galaxy A40
- Galaxy A01 Core, Galaxy A11, Galaxy A21, Galaxy A21S, Galaxy A31, Galaxy A41, Galaxy A51 5G, Galaxy A71, Galaxy A71 5G
- Galaxy A02, Galaxy A02S, Galaxy A12, Galaxy A22, Galaxy A22 5G, Galaxy A22e 5G, Galaxy A32, Galaxy A32 5G, Galaxy A42 5G, Galaxy A72, Galaxy A82 5G
- Galaxy A03, Galaxy A03S, Galaxy A03 core, Galaxy A13 5G
- Galaxy M01, Galaxy M11, Galaxy M21, Galaxy M21 2021, Galaxy M22 Galaxy M31, Galaxy M31s, Galaxy M51, Galaxy M12, Galaxy M32, Galaxy M42 5G, Galaxy M62
- Galaxy F12, Galaxy F22, Galaxy F42 5G, Galaxy F52 5G, Galaxy F62
- Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), Galaxy Tab A7, Galaxy Tab A7 Lite, Galaxy Tab A8, Galaxy Tab Active Pro, Galaxy Tab Active 3
- Galaxy Tab S6 Lite, Galaxy Tab S7, Galaxy Tab S7+, Galaxy Tab S7 FE
- W21 5G
- Galaxy A50 (enterprise model)
Devices covered by the half-yearly update plan
- Galaxy S8 Lite
- Galaxy A6, Galaxy A6+, Galaxy A7 (2018), Galaxy A8 Star, Galaxy A8S, Galaxy A9 (2018)
- Galaxy A10, Galaxy A10e, Galaxy A10S, Galaxy A20e, Galaxy A20, Galaxy A30, Galaxy A60, Galaxy A70, Galaxy A80, Galaxy A90 5G
- Galaxy A20S, Galaxy A30S, Galaxy A50S, Galaxy A70S, Galaxy A01, Galaxy A51
- Galaxy J4, Galaxy J6, Galaxy J6+, Galaxy J7 Duo, Galaxy J8
- Galaxy M10, Galaxy M10s, Galaxy M20, Galaxy M30, Galaxy M30s, Galaxy M40
- Galaxy Tab A 10.5 (2018), Galaxy Tab A 8 (2019), Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019), Galaxy Tab A with stylus
- Galaxy Tab S4, Galaxy Tab S5e, Galaxy Tab S6, Galaxy Tab S6 5G
- W20 5G
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