Five Years After Support End: Samsung Updates Two Old Galaxy Smartphones
Samsung has surprisingly rolled out updates for two older smartphones. The Galaxy devices have not been officially supported for nearly five years. What’s included in the update.
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Samsung has surprisingly rolled out updates for two older smartphones. However, the Galaxy devices have not been officially supported for nearly five years. What’s included in the update?
Smartphone manufacturer Samsung is currently busy providing newer devices with major updates. After all, with One UI 9, not only new features are on the horizon, but also the transition to Android 17. However, the company has apparently found the time to develop and release unexpected updates as well. And this is for Galaxy smartphones whose support period has long expired.
These Old Galaxy Smartphones Are Getting an Update
As reported by Android Authority, some users have discovered updates for two Galaxy smartphones in recent days that are somewhat unusual. Updates are now available for the Samsung Galaxy S8 and the Plus variant of the smartphone. In fact, the actual rollout of the update took place several weeks ago. However, since only a few users still had such a device, it initially went unnoticed.
The patch notes for the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus indicate that Samsung has made improvements to the stability of the devices to "enhance the overall operation of the devices." Why Samsung is making optimizations after such a long time remains unclear. The two Galaxy smartphones were released in 2017, and the support period ended in 2021. After that time, Samsung only pushed out one last update in the following year.
If you're now considering dusting off your old Galaxy S8 or S8 Plus and using it as a daily companion, you might want to think twice. First, the smartphone still runs on Android 9 and the One UI 1.0 interface. Switching would mean giving up numerous practical features that Google and Samsung have since released.
More importantly, the new update is not a security update but a stability update. This means that the last security patch for the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus was released in 2022. All security vulnerabilities that have since been closed in Android and One UI still exist on these devices today. If you switch to one of the smartphones now and use it with an active internet connection, the chances of becoming a target of a cyberattack increase significantly.
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