I bought an 8GB Android phone, and Google just told me it's already outdated
…Apps bloated, and you spent the rest of the phone’s life deleting photos and flushing caches to squeeze in a software update. The same theme is playing out with 8GB of…
…Apps bloated, and you spent the rest of the phone’s life deleting photos and flushing caches to squeeze in a software update. The same theme is playing out with 8GB of…
…software support. The Motorola Razr 2025 , which is essentially the company's de facto flagship device, ships with a paltry three years of OS updates and four years of security updates. When…
…Following the introduction of the Galaxy S26 series, it was clear Samsung had hit a wall with Galaxy AI , as the updates centered around small changes, refinements, and on-device updates. It…
…And more importantly, the company’s software has become reliable over the last three years. Which makes the last few updates so alarming. The new Pixel features are great, but Google needs…
…Samsung also provides seven years of OS updates, and security updates until 2032. Samsung Galaxy Tab A11+ SoC Mediatek Dimensity 7300 Display type LCD Display resolution 1200 x 1920 RAM 6GB The…
Ben Khalesi Apr 9, 2026, 12:15 PM EDT I’ve been covering Android since 2023, when I joined Android Police, mostly focusing on AI and everything around Pixel and Galaxy phones…
…a stylus for at a fraction of the price I’d pay for a Galaxy Note. Software updates were a struggle, and the original G Stylus only had 4GB of RAM, but…
…This matched Samsung's Galaxy S24 promise and set a new standard for Android software longevity. The answer is 7 years. Google announced 7 years of guaranteed OS and security updates for…
…give Google credit for shipping waves of timely updates and novel features . Unfortunately, this rapid cadence has often led to frustrating bugs and software flaws. This instability subsequently leaves a very sour…
…It’s let down by the software, which has some frustrating problems, but these can realistically be solved in a future update. Plus, previous experience has told me not everyone will see…