Back in April, Samsung discontinued the Galaxy S9 series software support and also moved the Galaxy S10 series from monthly to quarterly updates. However, the Galaxy S10 5G, the company’s first 5G smartphone, was excluded from this and enjoyed a monthly update schedule because it was launched a few months after the 4G variants. But now the Galaxy S10 5G has also been demoted to a quarterly update schedule.

Samsung Galaxy S10 5G was launched in early 2019 and holds the title of “Samsung’s first 5G smartphone”. The smartphone was launched in two Soc variants- Exynos 9820 and Snapdragon 855.

The handset has been getting monthly security updates since its launch. But now that it is over 3 years old, the company is degrading it to a quarterly update schedule meaning it will receive security patches once in three months.

The Galaxy S10 5G received its last update in the form of the May Security Patch, which means it will not receive its next update until August. The OG S10 5G is nearing its end of life and the smartphone will also not be receiving any major OS updates now. Android 12 OS was the end-game for it.

In addition, a few mid-range devices have also gone through a change of update schedule. The Galaxy A41, Galaxy A51 5G, and Galaxy M01 have now been moved to a bi-annual update schedule meaning they will only be updated twice a year. The Galaxy M13 has been added to the quarterly update cycle and will receive security updates once every three months.

Moreover, Samsung is retiring the Galaxy A6 and Galaxy J7 Duo, both smartphones will no longer be eligible for any updates.

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