Samsung will no longer offer monthly security updates for its Galaxy S6 edge+ and Galaxy Note5. Both devices were absent from the update list and the company has now also confirmed.
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According to support pages on T-Mobile's website, Samsung will be releasing Android 8.0 Oreo for the Galaxy S6, S6 edge, S6 edge+, and Note5, some of which are nearly three years old.
Two and a half months ago, Samsung began its Nougat rollout for the Galaxy Note5, starting in Turkey. Now, the update is making its way to Europe... with three-month-old Android security patches.
Following on from the availability of Nougat for both smartphones in April and May, T-Mobile has now put out a new update that fixes call failure. For good measure the May security update is included.
After updating its Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 edge+ to Android 7.0 Nougat last month, Verizon is now rolling out the Android security patches for April to both of the high-end handsets.
Sprint, AT&T and Verizon have already upgraded the Galaxy Note5 to Android 7.0 - but T-Mobile has confirmed that the Nougat update has now been approved and owners "should start to see it next week".
Verizon Wireless is finally rolling out Android 7.0 Nougat to its variants of two of Samsung's flagship handsets from 2016, the Galaxy Note5 and the Galaxy S6 edge+, a day after AT&T did the same.
Samsung released Android 7.0 Nougat for the Galaxy Note5 in mid-March, and for the Galaxy S6 edge+ a week later. Now, the update is making its way to both of those devices on Sprint.
After beginning its Android 7.0 rollout for the Galaxy Note5 a couple of weeks ago, and expanding it to several other markets since then, Samsung has brought the Nougat update to the device in India.
After bringing Android 7.0 to the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge in January, and the S6 and S6 edge this month, Samsung has now begun rolling out the update to its Galaxy Note5 - slightly later than planned.
Samsung has published a detailed roadmap for its Android 7.0 upgrade plans in Turkey, providing a rough guide for which of its phones and tablets will get the Nougat update in other markets, and when.
After beginning its Android 7.0 rollout for the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge last week, Samsung has now formally announced details of its Nougat upgrade plans for other devices in its range.
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