Samsung has been providing Android updates to most of its smartphones for a very long time. New models come with a five-year guarantee. But at some point it will end. So it is now a very popular model, which is being phased out.
Samsung Galaxy Note 9 has received its latest update
If you are still using a Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (test), then you should look around for an alternative now at the latest. The South Korean company has officially shelved the popular smartphone (source: SamMobile). Received for a long time the Note cell phone only updates irregularly. But that’s over now.
So if you do sensitive tasks with your Samsung Galaxy Note 9, such as online banking, then you should look around for a newer alternative. There is currently no acute danger, but security gaps are no longer actively closed. From time to time, Samsung still provides older models with updates when a critical security vulnerability has surfaced. But you shouldn’t rely on that. After the Galaxy S9 a few months ago, it’s now the turn of the Galaxy Note 9 and it’s gone. A strong alternative would be the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (check it out on Amazon).
The next major update will be Android 13 for many Samsung phones:
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 will receive updates less frequently
As the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 falls completely out of support, so will devalued the Galaxy Note 10. This only receives security updates every three months. In a year, the smartphone should also be completely out of support and no longer receive updates. So you should prepare for an imminent change. Android 13 will no longer be available for this phone either.
Only newer models receive a total of four new Android versions and five years of security updates from Samsung. So if you get a new smartphone from Samsung, you will be able to use it for a longer time. With the Galaxy Note 9, Samsung has been distributing updates longer than originally intended.