Samsung does it AGAIN! Beats Google, Oppo and others in one crucial aspect

tech.hindustantimes.com:

Samsung is now an unstoppable force when it comes to timely software updates! After raising the bar for Android brands with it software update policy, Samsung has once again shown how serious it is with updating its existing phones with the latest updates. We had seen Samsung previously deliver a monthly security update way before Google rolled it out for its Pixel 6 devices. Samsung has done it again; this time for its fresh-off-the-oven Galaxy S22 series.

Several users of the Galaxy S22 series across the world have reported to get the latest March Security patch for Android. This is surprising given that February is yet to end. The Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22 Plus, and Galaxy S22 Ultra are all getting the February Security patch as part of their first software update in the European region. Note that Europe has got the Exynos 2200 version of the Galaxy S22 series, while the rest of the world gets the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 variant.

This is a welcome change from the brand that used to lag behind in times of Android software updates a few years ago. Samsung is now the only brand in the Android universe that promises four years of OS updates for some of its phones, and up to five years of security updates. This towers Google’s promise of three years of OS updates, and the rest of the industry’s two-years OS update promise.

Note that the four years of OS updates is currently limited to the Galaxy S22 series, Galaxy S21 series, Galaxy Z Fold 3, Galaxy Z Flip 3, and the Galaxy Tab S8 series. The older-gen Galaxy Z Fold 2, Galaxy S20 series, Galaxy S10 series, and Galaxy Note 20 series will continue to get three OS updates and four years of security patches.

Despite the stretched software update policy, Samsung still lags behind Apple’s