Samsung will no longer provide security updates for Galaxy S6/S6 Edge

According to Security Samsung mobile, the Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 Edge, Galaxy S6 Edge+ and Galaxy S6 Active will no longer receive Android security updates. However, one day after the release of the announcement, Samsung added S6 Edge+ and S6 Active to the list of security update devices. After all, these two phones were released on the third anniversary of their unsatisfactory launch.

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The Galaxy S6 product line was first launched in April 2015, preloaded with the Android Lollipop system, and has continued to receive a series of updates over the past two years. However, this series of mobile phones stopped at Android Nougat system and could not receive Android Oreo updates.

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