Monthly updates for the Samsung Galaxy S22 family of devices have come to an end, signifying that the three phones are nearing their end-of-life status. If you’re new to Samsung phones with the Galaxy S25 series, then you might not be aware that once upon a time, Samsung didn’t offer seven years of software updates. It didn’t actually start offering that until the release of the Galaxy S24 series in 2024.
The company also stopped pushing out updates for the Android operating system version some time ago. Unlike now, where OS updates and security updates last for seven years, OS updates used to last for just a few years, while security updates last for a couple more. It was a strange system that, thankfully, Samsung and Google have simplified by syncing the amount of time both types of updates are offered, and then extending that by a couple more years to promote device longevity. For the Galaxy S22 series, things are reaching the last leg.
Samsung Galaxy S22 series updates move from monthly to quarterly
If you still have a Samsung Galaxy S22 series phone, and you’re trying to keep it updated for as long as you possibly can, you can continue without worry that updates are going to end in just a few weeks. As it stands, Samsung will continue to update the Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22 Plus, and Galaxy S22 Ultra. The major change is that updates will now be quarterly instead of monthly.
That means users will be waiting longer periods of time in between updates; however, security updates and bug fixes will continue until the phones reach the end of their time commitment from Samsung. This is going to be until 2027, so there is still some time left before no more updates come through.
Of course, the nice thing with security updates lasting until next year is that Samsung’s Galaxy S26 series will be nearing one year old at that point. Which will give consumers who still use a Galaxy S22 series phone the opportunity to pick up the Galaxy S26 at a nice little discount.
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