Samsung Galaxy S24 series: Recent reports of seven major OS upgrades may have been misleading

The Samsung Galaxy S24 series is billed to debut later this week globally. Specs, details, and even live images of the phones have leaked recently. Not all of those leaks have been spot on, though, especially a recent one pertaining to Samsung's OS update policy for the upcoming flagship devices.

Recent reports floating across the grapevine claimed Samsung would massively improve its software support policy for the Galaxy S24 series by providing seven major OS upgrades for the phones. Apparently, though, those reports were wildly misleading. Instead of the rumored seven years of OS upgrades, the Galaxy S24 series looks set to continue with four years of OS upgrades—a policy Samsung established two years ago. That's the same as what OnePlus and Xiaomi offer for their premium devices, for example.

Instead of providing seven years of OS upgrades, however, it appears the Galaxy S24 series will launch with the promise of seven years of security updates—an extra two years compared to Samsung's current policy. In any case, that'd be as good as it gets for Android devices, with the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro being the only Android-powered phones on the market to match that.

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