Samsung has the best software support of any Android OEM, but its phones eventually lose support for the latest OS updates. With One UI 6 around the corner, some people who own older devices are wondering if they’re going to get the latest update. Well, here are the devices that won’t get One UI 6 (thanks to Sam Mobile).
Speaking of One UI 6, rumor has it that Samsung is planning on launching the beta earlier in the year. We expect it to land sometime in late July. That’s notably earlier than usual. The company is also expected to host its latest Unpacked event around the same time.
There’s a chance that the company could be launching the beta on the same day as the event. This could be similar to how Google sometimes launches the beta for the latest version of Android during Google I/O. Only time will tell.
These devices won’t be getting One UI 6
While there’s a sizable list of devices that will get the latest version of Android, there are also a fair amount of devices that will be stuck on Android 13. These devices are either from before Samsung brought the new update policy or they just simply made it to the end of their life cycle.
Starting with the Galaxy S phones, we have the Galaxy S10 Lite, Galaxy S20 FE, and the Galaxy S20 series. Moving onto the Galaxy Note phones, we have the Note 20 and the Note 20 Ultra.
The only Galaxy foldables to be left out in the rain are the first-gen Z Flip and the Fold 2. The Galaxy Tablets that won’t get the update are the Galaxy Tab A8, Tab A7 Lite, Tab A6 Lite (2020), Tab S7, and Tab S7+.
Lastly, we have the Galaxy A series. These phones are the Galaxy A22, A32, A51, and A71.
While these devices will not see the latest version of Android (officially, that is), most of them will still receive security patches and stability updates until their end-of-life.
If you own one of these devices, and you want to upgrade, you can look into devices like the Galaxy Tab S8 series, the Galaxy S22/S23, the Galaxy A523/54, and so on. You can look around for some sales going on.