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Qualcomm, Google Enable 8 Years of Software Updates for Android Devices

Tim February 24, 2025 15

Qualcomm and Google announced extended support for Snapdragon 8 and 7-series chipsets this week, meaning owners of supported devices could be in line for up to 8 full years of software and security updates. Currently, the most we're getting is 7 years,...

Samsung Shipping February Patch to More Galaxy Devices

Tim February 20, 2025 4

Samsung is shipping more February patch updates to Galaxy devices, though, we're still waiting on One UI 7 shipments. Over the past few days, devices like the Galaxy Z Fold 4, Z Flip 5, and the Galaxy S23 lineup are receiving this monthly patch. Nothing else...

Galaxy S24 Series, Z Fold 6 and Z Flip 6 Receive February Patch

Tim February 13, 2025 4

Samsung is shipping the February security patch to devices, with the first to receive being its newer devices. Owners of the Galaxy S24 series, as well as the Z Fold 6 and Z Flip 6 should be on the lookout. We aren't seeing anything beyond the February patch,...

Samsung Pushes January Patch to So Many Galaxy Devices

Tim January 23, 2025 9

Samsung has many, many updates rolling out to Galaxy devices. Essentially every phone released since the Galaxy S20 lineup is getting updated. From my count, we're looking at a total of 26 phones getting updated this week. Impressive. Inside, each device is...

Galaxy Z Fold 6, Z Flip 6 Updated With December Patch

Tim December 9, 2024 3

Heads up, fresh December patches are shipping out to owners of the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6. Inside, we're seeing the December security patch for both devices and nothing else. You can view the updated software versions below. Updated Software...

Galaxy Watch Ultra Update Brings Newer Security Patch

Tim December 9, 2024 4

Galaxy Watch Ultra appears ready to receive its second official update, according to Verizon. From the changelog that the carrier provided, it's looking like the watch is getting the October patch, though, this changelog may not be completely finalized as the...

Here’s Everything New in the One UI 7 Beta

Tim December 5, 2024 5

You may have seen the news already thanks to Kellen's reaction to the return of vertical app drawers, but really there is a lot more inside of the One UI 7 beta update that Samsung announced this morning. As you might imagine, Samsung highlights a lot of AI-...

Galaxy S24 Family, Z Fold and Z Flip Devices Receive November Patch

Tim November 25, 2024 3

Samsung is on a roll this week, shipping updates to seven more devices, this time being more recent releases. We have the latest Galaxy S24 family of devices, along with the Z Fold and Z Flip 6, plus last year's Z Fold and Z Flip 5. Nothing is detailed in the...