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5-year-old Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8+ get new software update
Earlier this year, Samsung had removed the Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8+ from its software support list. However, the company surprised everyone by releasing a new security update to the smartphones in September 2021. Now, the South Korean firm has released one more software update to its five-year-old phones. The Galaxy S8 and the […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 2 years ago
Galaxy Tab S8, Watch 5, Buds Live 2 production roadmap leaks, and more
Samsung's alleged 2022 product manufacturing schedule for a handful of unreleased tablets, laptops, and wearables has leaked. According to this roadmap, Samsung has four Galaxy Tab S8 tablet models queued up for production, along with two lower-cost tablets, three laptop models, the Galaxy Watch 5, the Galaxy Buds Live 2, and the Buds Pro 2. […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 2 years ago
Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra to introduce new ultrathin display bezel tech “BRS”
This rumored "Border Reduction Structure" technology could also be coming to late 2022 Galaxy smartphone models.
- By Mihai Matei
- 3 years ago
Samsung surprises Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8+ users with new software update
Samsung had launched the Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8+ four years ago, and the company had removed them from its software update list two months ago. However, the South Korean firm has now released a new update to those smartphones and managed to surprise long-time Galaxy S8 users. The Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 3 years ago
Samsung stops updating the Galaxy S8, four years after its release
The Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8+, which were launched way back in April 2017, will no longer get new software updates. Four years after their launch, Samsung has quietly removed the two smartphones from its software update schedule. The two phones have been on a quarterly update schedule for the past year. Samsung has […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 3 years ago
Samsung rolling out April 2021 security patch to Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8+
Samsung was the first Android OEM to release the April 2021 security patch. The company has already rolled out the latest security update to a bunch of Galaxy smartphones and tablets. Now, Samsung's flagship smartphones from 2017, the Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8+, have started receiving the new security patch. The South Korean smartphone […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 3 years ago
Galaxy S8 starts receiving January 2021 security update
The January 2021 security update has now started hitting select variants of the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+, Samsung's popular flagship duo from 2017. More specifically, the new over-the-air release has reached the Exynos models across Latin America. These firmware revisions are identified by version numbers G950FXXSBDUA3 and G955FXXSBDUA3 for the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+, respectively. Beyond the […]
- By Dominik Bosnjak
- 3 years ago
Galaxy S8, S8+ now receiving September 2020 security update
An over-the-air software update containing the September 2020 Android security patch level is now making its way to select variants of the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+. Unsurprisingly, the release carries no other changes or additions. That train sailed a while ago, but that isn't to say the Galaxy S8 lineup – released in February […]
- By Dominik Bosnjak
- 4 years ago
Galaxy S8/S8+ start receiving June 2020 security update
The Galaxy S8 series may be pushing four, but it's still doing a rather decent job at keeping up with its (much) younger siblings in terms of software support. Case in point: the timely arrival of the June 2020 Android security update to the 2017 flagships. Samsung started deploying the said firmware to unlocked, Exynos […]
- By Dominik Bosnjak
- 4 years ago
Galaxy S8/S8+ begin receiving update with May 2020 security patch
Samsung's version of the May 2020 Android security patch is now hitting international variants of the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+, its seminal 2017 flagships.
- By Dominik Bosnjak
- 4 years ago
Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ will only receive quarterly security updates now
Samsung doesn't release more than two major Android OS updates for its devices and doesn't really keep flagship devices on the monthly release schedule for security updates beyond three years. That's just the way it is and there's no indication of this changing any time soon. With the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ now crossing […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 4 years ago
Galaxy S8 firmware update rolls out bringing April 2020 security patch
Samsung has yet to officially publish the April 2020 security patch details as of this writing, but some Galaxy smartphones have already received it, including the Galaxy S10 and Note 10. Now it's the Galaxy S8 series' turn (SM-G950F/SM-G955F), as a new firmware update is rolling out in numerous countries, and although this OTA release […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 4 years ago
March 2020 security update out now for Galaxy Note 8 and S8 series
Samsung's flurry of security updates continues as the March 2020 security patch is now rolling out to two more smartphone models, the Galaxy S8 series and the Galaxy Note 8. Unsurprising given the age of these models, the update doesn't add any new software features but ensures that the security of these devices remains up […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 4 years ago
Galaxy S8 and Galaxy Note 8 will not be getting Android 10 update
In a classic case of the left hand not knowing what the right is doing, Samsung's customer reps have previously claimed, not once but twice, that the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy Note 8 will receive Android 10 this year. As hopeful as that may sound, that's simply not going to happen. The two aforementioned smartphones […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 4 years ago
Galaxy S8 Active and Galaxy Tab S6 get February 2020 security patches on T-Mobile
Samsung has been quite active in releasing timely updates and security patches to its smartphones and tablets over the past year. It has already released the Android 10 update to most of its flagship smartphones. Now, it is being reported that the Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8+, Galaxy S8 Active, and the Galaxy Tab S6 on […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 4 years ago
