No more system support for the Galaxy S8, officially the end of life
Since its launch back in 2017, Samsung’s Galaxy S8 was regarded as one of the best Galaxy smartphones.
But four years after its launch, the Galaxy S8 has received its final security update. The smartphone has received praise during its life and now that’s coming to an end.
The Galaxy S8 was launched debuting a new bold design drawing attention away from issues of its predecessors.
But that’s not all…
Not only is Samsung ending its support to the Galaxy S8 series, there are also older devices that won’t get regular updates anymore.
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When Samsung released the Galaxy S8 back in 2017, it introduced an evolution in design of its flagship S series phones.
The South Korean tech company managed to remove the home button and sparked the war on display bezels in the process.
Even after four years, you can’t deny that the Galaxy S8 is still a beautiful phone (as far as the design goes).
Unfortunately, users won’t be able to get much out of it in the coming years.
Sadly, Samsung has ended software support for both Galaxy S8 and S8+. Not only that, but the company will no longer give regular updates to its older phones.
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Just last year, both phones stopped receiving monthly security patches and have only been getting quarterly updates from that point on. And now, both phones have been completely removed from the list of supported devices.
As for the Galaxy S8 Active, it will still continue to get quarterly updates. On the other hand, Galaxy S8 Lite will continue to get bi-annual security support for a little while longer.
So although the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ support has come to an end, it looks like the Galaxy S8 Active and Galaxy S8 Lite are on track with its quarter and bi-annual software system schedule.
Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ users should no longer expect software updates. And if you’re using either phone as a primary –– now is the time to upgrade to newer ones.
Security updates are very important in keeping your smartphone safe, especially now that phishing schemes are widespread. These phishing schemes steal passwords, personal data, and login credentials to your shopping, bank accounts, and more.
Cybercriminals were even more clever creating COVID-related cyberattacks.
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With the technology ever-changing and smartphones becoming almost disposable, it’s not a bad idea to invest in future-proof devices, especially when it’s vital to your everyday living.
And with the 5G being the core focus in the coming months, it’s inevitable that older Samsung phone users will upgrade sooner or later.
Plus, no one wants to get left behind, right?
Four years? $700 or so original price and the manufacturer only gives it four years of useful life? And now it’s recommended that we buy new mobiles at $1000 or so to stay secure? Boy howdy, are we suckers for the mobile phone industry and their apologists. They really saw us coming.
Not good news for seniors on a budget.