The original Samsung Galaxy Fold: still stuck on Android 12, security updates questionable

According to news released by Samsung this week, they have updated the November 2023 security patch announcement and updated their "supported device list". Unfortunately, the original Galaxy Fold phone and Galaxy Fold 5G phone have been removed from the supported device list, which is disappointing news for original Galaxy Fold phone users

The original Galaxy Fold still runs Android 12 operating system, this is the first system update since its release two years ago. Although the technical specifications of the original Fold are relatively outdated, Samsung has been committed to providing security updates for it.

First Generation Galaxy The Fold was originally planned to be released on April 25, 2019, but due to a series of problems during the initial trial period in the media and review blogs, it had to be postponed to September 2019.

Regarding the follow-up plan for this update, according to the editor’s understanding, Samsung may consider pushing another update to the first-generation Galaxy Certain markets for Fold. However, provided that no particularly serious security vulnerabilities are found in subsequent use, otherwise Samsung may no longer provide update support for this model of mobile phone.

In addition, Samsung also announced support cycle information for other models of mobile phones. Now, there is one year left in the support cycle of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 phone, while the support cycle of the first-generation Galaxy Z Flip phone will end in the first quarter of 2024. This news brings some comfort to Galaxy Z Flip phone users

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