Samsung. Korean company amazes today with a decision that will surely attract a lot of appreciation from some of the mobile phone customers who have passed the first, and even the second "youth". More precisely, although in the Android ecosystem any phones older than 3 years are good to throw away because they no longer receive updates, those from Samsung decided to launch an update for 4-year-old models, the ones from the S6 series.
Samsung. Customers in the United Arab Emirates were surprised to see a new security update available today for the Galaxy S6 series phones, although many thought that the last update would be the one from November 2017. If even Google doesn't bother to provide support for phones older than 3 years, and many other Android manufacturers do the same, what happened with Samsung is a real surprise for many.
Samsung offers updates for phones that are almost 4 years old
Samsung. Yes, the Galaxy S6 phones are old, out of date in every way, but that's exactly what we're talking about here, that updates are offered including for them, even though no one has been buying them for some time. Samsung removed these phone models a year ago from the page where it provides information on available updates for its products, as they are not mentioned in other reports on updates ready for release.
Samsung has just released the January 2019 security patch for the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge, continuing support for its first glass and metal flagships almost four years later. The Galaxy S6 is not on a quarterly update schedule at the moment, so it's quite impressive to see ongoing support. However, this is something that may become more common in the coming months.
Samsung. The strategy that the company is starting to apply is almost as good as that of Apple, which extended to 5 years the period of time in which it offers updates for its phones. However, the fact that Samsung offers updates for 4-year-old phones is a serious surprise, and could suggest that in the future the customers of the Korean company will have more attention for the products they buy.