In accordance with Samsung's update policy, the smartphones Samsung Galaxy A40 and Galaxy A10, which were introduced in the spring of 2019, have now reached the end of their four-year software support cycle and will no longer get software updates. Samsung will no longer provide software support for the Galaxy Tab S5e (SM-T72x) and Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) tablets as they have also reached the end of their upgrade program.

It's crucial to highlight that none of the cellphones and tablets mentioned previously suddenly become dangerous or unusable. For instance, the Samsung Galaxy A40 has the March 2023 patch update, and several other gadgets are still dependable even though they only get upgrades every six months.

When the Samsung Galaxy S10 series debuted on the market in 2019, it marked a key turning point for the company's smartphone lineup. These devices, which include the Galaxy S10, S10e, and S10+, were released with Android 9-based One UI 1 and have since received numerous updates to improve their usability and security. Today, Samsung pulled these cellphones from its official update program after four years of delivering regular security upgrades.

However, the good news is that the devices received the Android 12, with One UI 4.1 and security patches updated to March 2023.

However, the Galaxy S10 Series is not the only one that sees its software support cycle end. The Galaxy A30 and Galaxy A50, a mid-range smartphone launched even before the Galaxy S10, is reaching the end of its software support cycle. The device has enjoyed the same level of support as the flagship Galaxy S10 family, receiving monthly security patches for the first three years and then quarterly updates.

The Galaxy Z Flip, Galaxy Note 10 series, and Galaxy A72, M62, and F62, mid-range devices introduced in 2021, were reduced to quarterly upgrades in the same context and transferred to a semi-annual update schedule.