Security News > 2021 > June > Samsung commits to 5 years of Android updates... for its enterprise smartphone users at least

Samsung today committed to provide its enterprise-edition flagships with half a decade's worth of security updates.

The eligible devices include the enterprise versions of the Galaxy S20 series, the Galaxy S21 series, the Galaxy Note 20 series, the ruggedised Galaxy XCover 5, and the Galaxy Tab Active 3.

Other enterprise devices will receive four years of security patches, as is the case with all Samsung's consumer smartphones and tablets released after 2019.

The enterprise kit also lets admins control the patching of deployed devices, issuing software updates en masse, and holding back Android version upgrades for those wishing to ensure compatibility with their business apps.

Although the enterprise versions of the S20 5G and S20+ 5G are slightly cheaper than their consumer equivalents, both variants of the 128GB Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G retail at the same price of £1,149.

Samsung has, in recent years, outperformed its competition on the update front, exceeding even the Android One programme, which guarantees three years of patches and at least two software version updates in the years following the initial release date.

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