Recently Samsung has added news devices that will get security updates. These devices are Galaxy A50, Galaxy Fold, and Galaxy Xcover 4s. But if you are having Samsung Galaxy A5 2016, Galaxy A3 2016, and Galaxy Tab S2 then you will no longer receive security updates.
South Korean based handset maker Samsung, while modifying devices it supports with security updates, has dropped the Galaxy A5 (2016), Galaxy A3 (2016), and the Galaxy Tab S2 L/S Refresh from the list.
Samsung has added its 2017 Galaxy Tab A for a quarterly updated and the Galaxy Tab A showed to the ‘other’ category which essentially means it will get updates, but not according to any schedule.
Current Models for Monthly Security Updates
- Galaxy Fold, Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8+, Galaxy S8 Active, Galaxy S9, Galaxy S9+, Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10+, Galaxy S10e, Galaxy S10 5G
- Galaxy Note8, Galaxy Note9, Galaxy Note10, Galaxy Note10 5G, Galaxy Note10+, Galaxy Note10+ 5G
- Galaxy A5 (2017), Galaxy A8 (2018), Galaxy A50, Galaxy Xcover4s
Google mandated at least two years of security updates on Android phones.