The Samsung Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 Edge, Galaxy S6 Edge+, and the Galaxy S6 Active will not be receiving any more of Android or security updates.
Samsung has officially ended support for the devices after four years of updates having been released in 2015 with Android 5.0 Lollipop. The devices are now running Android 7.0 Nougat so there will be no Android Oreo for the Galaxy S6 series.
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The last security patch to hit the devices was back in February marking almost three years of security updates, which was more than initially promised.
While the Samsung Galaxy S6 was an excellent device, the end of update support should trigger you to consider purchasing a new device. Samsung offers a trade-in program against the Galaxy S8 or the new Galaxy S9 so may be an excellent opportunity to upgrade to the latest Android smartphone with more up-to-date firmware.
We’d love to hear from you if you’re still rocking a Galaxy S6 series device – how is it holding up? Drop us a comment below.