Microsoft proposes to support its new Surface Duo Android phone with updates for three years. “Surface Duo will support OS and security updates for 3 years,” a Microsoft spokesman said in a statement. The edge.
This means that if you buy the $ 1,399 Android phone from Microsoft, you guarantee the latest Android versions for three years. Of course, this will also include updates to Microsoft’s custom Android launcher on the device and any other software enhancements that are likely to be made in the coming months and years to come.
This is in line with a similar recent commitment from Samsung to provide support for “three generations of Android updates” for its Galaxy S10 and newer devices (excluding the A-Series). Three years also coincides with Google’s own support for its Pixel phones. Google provides “at least 3 years from the launch of the device in the Google Store” updates for Android versions.
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It’s encouraging to see Google, Microsoft and Samsung all for a solid period of Android updates, especially after Android has suffered from challenges with updates and security support over the years. It’s a rapidly improving situation, and Android 10 had the fastest adoption rate of any version of Android even earlier this year.
Android is still behind Apple’s impressive acceptance level of iOS versions, for obvious reasons. By offering Microsoft, Google, Samsung and others to keep their promises for update, we were able to show that Android is getting much closer to adopting iOS update in the coming years.
