BRAND POLICIES

Software support by manufacturer

Manufacturer promises are not identical. Compare each brand's published policy, the devices covered, and the limits that can change by region or carrier.

147 reviewed records

Samsung

For Galaxy flagship phones, Samsung promises seven generations of OS upgrades and seven years of security updates for the Galaxy S24 generation and later flagship families. Selected earlier flagships receive four OS generations and five years of security updates.

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Google

For Pixel phones, Google publishes support windows by generation. Pixel 8 and later receive seven years of OS and security updates from first US Store availability; Pixel 6 through Pixel 7a receive five years.

View support policy →98 reviewed records

Apple

For covered iPhone models, Apple's UK PSTI statements define a minimum security-support period. DevLifeCheck keeps this minimum separate from actual OS compatibility and from the evidence for iPad and other Apple categories.

View support policy →27 reviewed records

OnePlus

OnePlus publishes model-level Product Security Update Period end dates for smartphones sold in the UK. These are used directly rather than inferred from a general promise.

View support policy →83 reviewed records

Motorola

Motorola publishes device-level security update schedules with launch month, update frequency and planned security end month.

View support policy →64 reviewed records

Xiaomi

Xiaomi Security Center publishes model-level Security Update EOL dates. DevLifeCheck records those exact dates and does not treat them as unstated OS-upgrade deadlines.

View support policy →92 reviewed records

Redmi

Redmi device dates are taken from Xiaomi Security Center's official model-level Security Update EOL table.

View support policy →35 reviewed records

POCO

POCO device dates are taken from Xiaomi Security Center's official model-level Security Update EOL table.

View support policy →186 reviewed records

ASUS

For networking products, ASUS publishes UK security-update dates in model-specific groups. DevLifeCheck records only networking models explicitly present in that table; Chromebook records use their separate model-specific automatic-update evidence.

View support policy →133 reviewed records

Acer

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View support policy →72 reviewed records

TP-Link routers

TP-Link's UK PSTI compliance table publishes security-update periods by exact product and hardware version. Dates marked ‘or later’ are displayed as minimum horizons, not final cutoffs.

View support policy →28 reviewed records

CTL

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View support policy →29 reviewed records

Dell

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View support policy →3 reviewed records

eero routers

eero publishes minimum software-security-update horizons for named devices and says support may continue later. DevLifeCheck therefore labels these as ‘at least through’ dates.

View support policy →99 reviewed records

HP

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View support policy →39 reviewed records

iQOO

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View support policy →105 reviewed records

Lenovo

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View support policy →53 reviewed records

Linksys

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View support policy →71 reviewed records

OPPO

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View support policy →55 reviewed records

NETGEAR routers

NETGEAR publishes model- and SKU-level end-of-sale and end-of-service dates. DevLifeCheck launches a router record only when the exact product identity is supported by NETGEAR's official lifecycle table.

View support policy →14 reviewed records

realme

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View support policy →142 reviewed records

vivo

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View support policy →8 reviewed records

Fairphone

Fairphone publishes long-term support roadmaps and end-of-support notices for individual generations, including final patch information for retired models.

View support policy →13 reviewed records

HMD smartphones

HMD publishes a model-level security-update table with firmware, Android version, security patch, update cadence and the date after which patches are no longer guaranteed.

View support policy →13 reviewed records

Nothing

Nothing publishes model-specific Android-upgrade and security-update commitments. DevLifeCheck calculates an end month only when the release month and stated duration are documented.

View support policy →63 reviewed records

HONOR

HONOR announced seven years of Android OS and security updates for its flagship Magic series in the EU, beginning with the Magic7 Pro.

View support policy →67 reviewed records

Huawei

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View support policy →6 reviewed records

Amazon

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View support policy →9 reviewed records

Infinix

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View support policy →22 reviewed records

Microsoft

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View support policy →22 reviewed records

Sony

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View support policy →66 reviewed records

Nokia smartphones by HMD

HMD's official security-update table records Nokia smartphone firmware, patch cadence and a model-specific date after which security patches are no longer guaranteed.

View support policy →24 reviewed records

D-Link

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Acer Chromebook 311 (C725)

Security support recorded to June 2036

Model: C725, C725T, C725-TCO, C725T-TCO
Record scope: Worldwide ChromeOS Auto Update policy
Evidence grade: A

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Acer Chromebook 311 (CBOA311-2H)

Security support recorded to June 2036

Model: CBOA311-2H, CBOA311-2HT
Record scope: Worldwide ChromeOS Auto Update policy
Evidence grade: A

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Acer Chromebook 314 (CBOA314-2H)

Security support recorded to June 2036

Model: CBOA314-2H, CBOA314-2HT, C925, C925T
Record scope: Worldwide ChromeOS Auto Update policy
Evidence grade: A

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