It seemed clear: different smartphones from Samsung they will not get the next ad update Android 14 and consequently the new interface One UI.
Although Samsung is one of the companies to offer the longest support ever, many devices will stop receiving updates. In fact, it seems that there will be some excellent exclusions, with the company intending to leave out even the old top of the range series Galaxy S20.
The plans are therefore clear: Samsung will update all devices in the series “S” starting from Galaxy S21, including the S21FE model. The same argument is also valid for the other devices that are part of the “A” series: Galaxy A33, Galaxy A53 and Galaxy A73 together with subsequent models.
Samsung won’t see Android 14 on all of these devices, here’s the full list
Below is the list of devices that will receive nothing but Android 13 security updates after the release of the 14th version. Of course, they will also not receive Samsung’s typical system customization which this time will be called One UI 6.0.
- Galaxy S10 Lite
- Galaxy S20 FE
- Galaxy S20 / Galaxy S20+ / Galaxy S20 Ultra
- Galaxy Note 10 Lite
- Galaxy Note 20 / Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
- Galaxy Z Flip (LTE/5G)
- Galaxy Z Fold 2
- Galaxy A22 (LTE/5G)
- Galaxy A32 (LTE/5G)
- Galaxy A51 (5G)
- Galaxy A71
- Galaxy Tab A8
- Galaxy Tab A7 Lite
- Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2020)
- Galaxy Tab S7 / Galaxy Tab S7+
Currently, no confirmations have yet arrived regarding the release of the update from Samsung. Android 14 and One UI 6.0 should arrive according to the latest indications not before the end of 2023. As expected, they will obviously be the current top of the range of the series Galaxy S23 to receive the update first.
New updates will follow during the next few weeks regarding the innovations that this new release will include inside.