Samsung’s Galaxy S series is its most popular, and its latest handsets will likely be the first ones to get the Android 15 update. The S24 series comes with seven years of software updates, while older models are only promised four OS updates.

The biggest name amongst the list of phones to be dropped is the Galaxy Z Flip 5G, which was released in 2020 as a small update to the original Flip. Samsung had originally promised four years of security updates for the foldable phone, which has now ended.

When you buy a phone, you expect it to work for at least a couple of years, if not longer. For many people, the time to upgrade to a new device

This was disappointing and confirms the bad news for Galaxy users outside monthly updates. If you’re not due an update you won’t get one—even if there’s a government deadline in place. Beyond some S20s and U.S. users seeming to be on an accelerated update schedule for the month, I didn’t see any variation from scope.

Samsung has a new phone coming soon, and it may start an exciting new trend for the company's cheaper smartphones.