Samsung and Microsoft Cease Support for Certain Devices

Samsung and Microsoft users were told this week that a couple of their popular devices will no longer receive software updates. The Samsung Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10+ launched in 2019 have finally received their last updates from the company.

The September 2023 security patch will be the last update these two devices will ever receive. Samsung launched the phones with Android 9 out of the box, and the four-year support mostly satisfies the buyers.

Likewise, Microsoft’s foldable Surface Duo device will lose software support, meaning people will have to consider buying a new foldable phone or smartphone. The company had promised three years of support for Duo when it was also announced in 2019, and now that timeline has been finalized.

Since the release of these devices, Samsung has discontinued the Galaxy Note series, instead you get the Ultra variant as part of the Galaxy S flagship range. Samsung has changed its strategy with software, offering more operating system updates and security updates not only for premium phones, but also for the affordable range. The brand has also moved quickly into the foldable segment, launching five generations of foldable and flip phones around the world.

The company has worked extensively with Google for Android and Wear OS smartwatches in recent years, and the close collaboration between the companies is clearly paying off for the South Korean giant.

On the other hand, Microsoft has taken a different approach with the Duo, and while we did see the Duo 2, the company is unlikely to continue with this lineup for years to come. The brand has used a forked version of Android to customize the user interface with Windows-like elements that give it a familiar touch to Microsoft fans. But the steep price tag and limited operating system capacity made it a tough sell very quickly.