Samsung’s Galaxy Note 8 will not get month-to-month updates, nevertheless it’s not in as unhealthy a spot as fellow 2017 flagship the Pixel 2, which formally reached its finish of life. Whereas the Pixel 2 line will get its final replace in December, the Notice eight will get quarterly updates for an additional yr.
After over three years of over-the-air updates, Notice eight customers will not get month-to-month safety patches. As an alternative, these updates will arrive in quarterly bundles.
Sadly, the Notice eight by no means acquired the Android 10 replace and is caught at Android 9. Samsung now guarantees that its flagship strains will get three major OS upgrades, however that solely contains gadgets after the S10.
Just like the S8 collection just a few months again, Samsung moved the Notice eight to its ‘Quarterly Safety Updates’ program.
In the event you personal a Notice eight you’ll proceed to see patches and updates quarterly till October 2021. After this date, it’s most likely finest that you simply get a brand new machine, and even with solely quarterly patches, your cellphone gained’t be as secure month-to-month. Nonetheless, that’s higher than the Pixel 2 no updates in any respect.
Supply: 9to5Google
