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Samsung Galaxy S8 is Done Getting Updates

Kellen May 3, 2021 19

Like the Galaxy S7 a year ago, Samsung has pulled update support for the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+. Both phones have been on a quarterly update schedule for the past 12 months or so, but at a solid 4 years old, Samsung is done providing support to this line. If...

Verizon’s Galaxy S8, a Four Year Old Phone, is Getting an Update

Kellen February 18, 2021 6

The Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+, a pair of phones first launched back in April of 2017, are getting an update this week through Verizon. For those keeping track, we're approaching a full four years of software support, though that's not surprising when its...

Long List of Verizon Devices Getting Updated This Week

Tim July 27, 2020 6

A long list of devices on Verizon's network are receiving updates this week, all appearing to just be security patch updates to either June or July. Below you can view the updated build numbers, but to make things easy for you, I'll tell you what's getting...

Galaxy S8 Drops From Monthly Security Patches to Quarterly

Kellen May 3, 2020

Right around the launch of the Galaxy S20, we pushed a touch of rare praise upon Samsung's update support for its Galaxy line of phones. While everyone's faux outrage was boiling over about the $1,000 S20 only seeing two years worth of Android version updates,...

US Android Market Lacks Diversity, Dominated by Samsung Phones

Tim December 3, 2019

PC Mag published an article this week that gave us high hopes for an intriguing read on the currently-most-popular Android phones across the US. As it turns out, there couldn't be a more bland story, simply because Samsung and a total of just three phones...

Reported Samsung Android 10 Roadmap Says No Update for Galaxy S8, Note 8 Models

Tim November 29, 2019

A reddit user over in the UK discovered an Android 10 roadmap inside of the Samsung Members app recently, detailing exactly which of Samsung's devices will be graced with the One UI 2.0 update. Here's the list, according to the reddit user. Apologies for its...

Samsung Ending Bixby Voice Support for Devices Still on Nougat, Oreo

Tim November 26, 2019

In a decision that shouldn't really affect too many users, Samsung is moving to end support of Bixby Voice on devices still running Nougat and Oreo, according to a report from SamMobile. The devices this move is said to affect are the Galaxy S9, Galaxy S9+,...

Verizon Updates Its Samsung Phones With October Patch, S10 Line Gets New Features

Kellen October 31, 2019

If you happen to own a Samsung phone from the past three years, there's a good chance it is receiving an update this week from Verizon. The entire Galaxy S10, Note 10, and S8 lines are all seeing new updates, with the S10 phones getting more than just a...