The Google Pixel 8 series was launched earlier this week and its most noteworthy feature has got to be the promise of 7 years of software updates. This makes the Pixel 8 series overtake Samsung, which is offering 5 years of security updates to its flagship smartphones, something that the South Korean tech giant may be looking to remedy.
As shared by SamMobile which interviewed Shin-Chul Baik, the Principal Engineer and Technical Programme Manager of the Security Team for Samsung mobile eXperience division, the company is actively considering expanding support to more than 5 years. He further confirmed that the company is prepared to go beyond its current period of 5-year support, saying that it is in line with the company’s vision and the new regulations coming up.
However, doing so is a big challenge due to Samsung’s mass production of smartphones. For reference, more than 1 billion Samsung devices are updated monthly and over 10 billion annually, with over 150 models receiving security updates on its monthly, quarterly and bi-annual release schedules across the world’s markets.
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