Galaxy A50 to get monthly security updates along with the Galaxy Fold

Concluding updated: Oct 8th, 2019 at 03:08 UTC+01:00

Samsung has updated its Android security update schedule to include the Galaxy Fold, the Galaxy A50, and the Milky way Xcover 4s in the monthly category. The Galaxy Xcover 4s is the surprising addition here, as it'southward the commencement Xcover smartphone to go the privilege of monthly security updates. Regular security updates for the Galaxy Fold are a no-brainer; the Galaxy A50 is unique in that it has received a security update every calendar month despite having been in the quarterly schedule since launch, so Samsung is pretty much making the monthly schedule official for the device to lucifer the actual update frequency.

The Milky way A50 is perhaps the most successful of the Milky way A series phones Samsung has flooded the market with this year, and it looks like that may be the reason backside the company'southward impressive support for the device. Previous A series devices that accept been in the monthly security update schedule include the Milky way A5 (2017) and Milky way A8 (2018) – in fact, both devices are all the same scheduled to become monthly updates along with older flagship phones like the Galaxy S8. Of course, that doesn't mean an update actually comes out for these phones every month, simply they are officially expected to practise then.

And now, the Galaxy A50, Galaxy Xcover 4s, and the Galaxy Fold have joined the list. It remains to be seen how long the 2 mid-range phones will stay in the monthly schedule, but as of this moment, owners of these devices go the aforementioned privilege every bit owners of Samsung'south flagship devices — including the $2000 Galaxy Fold — as far as security updates are concerned.

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