As previously rumoured, Samsung will indeed offer seven years of software support for the Galaxy S24 Series. It was officially announced by TM Roh, President & Head MX Business of Samsung when he kicked off Galaxy Unpacked a few hours ago. 

It's not often to hear that an Android phone can get up to seven years of updates. But that all changed when Google announced that it will support the Pixel 8 series for up to 7 years of OS upgrades. Although not yet confirmed, sources say Samsung is also planning to follow Google's footsteps. 

Towards the end of the #MadeByGoogle '23 event, SVP Hardware of Google Rick Osterloh gave one more surprise. Besides revealing the Google Pixel 8 series, he also announced that users of the device will get up to seven years of OS updates.

If you're a heavy multi-tasker, there's nothing more convenient than being able to run multiple apps. The split-screen feature is best in that regard, but Google wants to improve its functionality with the next  Android version.

Apple today released version 15.6 of iOS and iPadOS to all supported devices, which may prove to be one of the last versions of the OS while we await the company to roll out iOS and iPadOS 16. The update brings with it minor tweaks here and there as well as various bug fixes.

While Android 12 has begun rolling out with Android 12L still in testing, Google has already started to work on the next major update of the operating system, Android 13 Tiramisu. Today, a few screenshots have leaked showing some of the main features that the next Android update might bring.

Based on a report by Reuters, it seems that Huawei’s CEO Ren Zhengfei has recently made a statement hinting that Huawei could potentially focus more on software development in the future in order to alleviate the effects caused by the trade ban. With that being said, Huawei could potentially ramp down their smartphone manufacturing if they do start focusing more on software.

Huawei is gearing up for a wider push for HarmonyOS 2.0 in its smartphones. Earlier this week, it was reported that the company plans for all its upcoming phones to come with the OS pre-installed, at least in China. The good news is that the newer OS was found to perform better in certain areas.

Based on a report by xda-developers.com, it seems that Samsung might be working on a smartwatch that runs on Wear OS instead of their own Tizen operating system. With the new operating system, future Samsung smartwatches could be able to access all the compatible apps that are available on the Google Play Store.

Later this month, Samsung Galaxy S20 series users will be the first batch to experience the all-new One UI 3.0 that is based on Android 11. After announcing the beta program back in August, Samsung is finally bringing the new OS update to Malaysian users.