Samsung vows to release monthly security updates for unlocked US Galaxy smartphones

According to an email obtained by ZDNet, Samsung will be moving to a monthly schedule for software updates, meaning unlocked phones should get regular Android security updates in a timely manner.

But that’s not all the company has been working on, as a new announcement has shown that Samsung has not forgotten some of its older devices.

And as the March 29 debut approaches, CNET said Samsung’s video teaser about the Galaxy S8 picked up over 25 million impressions last week, easily topping the viral charts.

Two sources familiar with the matter have confirmed the move, which will initially only be available in India, before possibly moving to other devices later. “You’ll receive a 128GB MicroSD card too”, Samsung writes in the promotional material.

A disclaimer from Samsung stated that there will be instances when regular operating system upgrades “may cause delays to planned security updates”, adding that the OS upgrades will still provide updated security patches when they finally roll out to phones. The Galaxy Note 7 was a flaming disaster in a very literal sense, so a lot’s riding on a successful Galaxy S8 launch.

The Galaxy S8 fingerprint sensor was one of the most anticipated features on the new flagship phone by Samsung.

Required files: download Android 7.0 Platinum Edge custom firmware for Galaxy S6 edge G925F and save it on your computer.

This week, we saw photos of the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ crawling the internet via Twitter user UniverseIce, Android Community reports.

The pricing, nonetheless, is one of the many things Samsung will have head to head with Apple’s iPhone 7. The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) sports a 5.2-inch full-HD (1080×1920 pixels) Super AMOLED display, measures 146.1×71.4×7.9mm, weighs 157 grams, and sports a 3000mAh battery.

Nevertheless, the two upcoming Galaxy devices are expected to redeem not only Samsung’s reputation but also the company’s market share which it had lost to its closest rival Apple, as well as stiff competitors in the Android market. Copycat Samsung was desperate to match Apple’s new biometrics based solution, but in October 2013 Patently Apple reported that Samsung had failed in being able to deliver this feature for their then Galaxy Note 3.