SAMSUNG · SM-A266B
Samsung Galaxy A26 5G Updates Expected Until Mar 2031
Phone · International Samsung release channel record · Released Mar 2025
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Get record-change alerts →Samsung Galaxy A26 5G (SM-A266B) is recorded here for International Samsung release channel, released Mar 2025. Its security-support horizon of Mar 2031 is calculated from the maker's published policy. Grade B evidence from 2 cited sources (Samsung Newsroom, Samsung Electronics).
Still getting security updates? Yes
Galaxy A26 5G is expected to get security updates until Mar 2031 — about 4 years 5 months from now.
What to do: Keep automatic updates enabled and verify the exact regional model before a used-device purchase.
Grade B: calculated from the manufacturer’s published policy, so treat it as a planning horizon, not a promised last-patch day. How grades work →
Support at a glance · Supported
Policy-derived horizon
Galaxy A26 5G: security support is expected through Mar 2031 under the cited policy calculation. Match the model and region below before applying this answer.
- Security-support horizon
- Expected through Mar 2031
- Model and scope
- SM-A266B · International Samsung release channel
- Evidence classification
- B · Policy-derived
- Supporting source
- Samsung Newsroom: Samsung Galaxy A56 5G, Galaxy A36 5G and Galaxy A26 5G are now available worldwide ↗Source reviewed
What this status means for Galaxy A26 5G
Galaxy A26 5G remains within its recorded security-support window through Mar 2031.
What this Galaxy A26 5G record covers
Listed model identifiers: SM-A266B.
Recorded model and region: SM-A266B; International Samsung release channel.
Variants marked for separate lifecycle review: SM-A266B.
From the recorded Mar 2025 release to Mar 2031, the support window spans about 72 months (month precision).
Support timeline
Sale and cloud-service evidence
- End of sale
- Not documented · Official source reviewed; date not publishedReviewed 2026-09-04 against Samsung Newsroom's cited lifecycle record. It does not publish a separate model-specific end-of-sale date for this record; the date remains undocumented and is not inferred from software-support end.
- Cloud-service end
- Not documented · No reviewed date
Identity and regional scope
- Marketed name
- Galaxy A26 5G
- Primary model identifier
- SM-A266B
- Evidence scope
- International Samsung release channel
How the support date was determined
Published policy applied to 2025-03-28; displayed at source-supported precision.
- Evidence class
- B · Policy-derived
- Date precision
- Month precision
- Jurisdiction/scope
- International Samsung release channel
Recall and safety screening
Update cadence
Quarterly. Checked 8 September 2026; Samsung may change this schedule, and carrier or regional delivery can differ.
Not yet documented for this record: model-and-region firmware version, repairability score or battery-service data. Reading this record
Nearest Samsung phone records by release date
| Record | Released | Security support | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung Galaxy A26 5G (this record) | Mar 2025 | Mar 2031 | B |
| Samsung Galaxy S25 | Feb 2025 | Feb 2032 | B |
| Samsung Galaxy S25+ | Feb 2025 | Feb 2032 | B |
| Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra | Feb 2025 | Feb 2032 | B |
| Samsung Galaxy A36 5G | Mar 2025 | Mar 2031 | A |
| Samsung Galaxy A56 5G | Mar 2025 | Mar 2032 | A |
Longer-supported catalog records
Evidence
Last reviewed by Feroz Sheikh · 2 cited sources
BSamsung Newsroom · Worldwide manufacturer policy · Checked Sep 2026 · month precision
Samsung Electronics · International Samsung release channel · Checked Sep 2026 · unknown precision
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- Model
- SM-A266B
- Record scope
- International Samsung release channel
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Claim-to-evidence provenance
Samsung Newsroom · Worldwide manufacturer policy · checked Sep 2026 · reviewed by Feroz Sheikh
limits capture · 78175548371c…
Samsung states that Galaxy A56 5G, A36 5G and A26 5G receive up to six generations of OS upgrades and six years of security updates; worldwide availability was announced on March 28, 2025.
Official source reviewed for this separate field; absence is retained as unknown and is not converted into an inferred fact.Captured Sep 2026 · parser official-source-capability-review-v2Samsung Newsroom · Worldwide manufacturer policy · checked Sep 2026 · reviewed by Feroz Sheikh
limits capture · 78175548371c…
Samsung states that Galaxy A56 5G, A36 5G and A26 5G receive up to six generations of OS upgrades and six years of security updates; worldwide availability was announced on March 28, 2025.
Official source reviewed for this separate field; absence is retained as unknown and is not converted into an inferred fact.Captured Sep 2026 · parser official-source-capability-review-v2Samsung Electronics · International Samsung release channel · checked Sep 2026 · reviewed by Feroz Sheikh
supports capture · 3bfe52c8fe07…
Samsung's official model-keyed software-release ledger identifies Galaxy A26 5G by exact international hardware model SM-A266B. Firmware rollout remains region and operator specific.
Official Samsung release ledger keyed to the exact international model code.Captured Sep 2026 · parser samsung-model-identity-v1Samsung Newsroom · Worldwide launch announcement · checked Sep 2026 · reviewed by Feroz Sheikh
supports capture · 33054538a764…
Samsung states that Galaxy A56 5G, Galaxy A36 5G and Galaxy A26 5G receive up to six generations of OS upgrades and six years of security updates. (Published 2025-03-28.)
Model-specific Samsung announcement stating the OS-upgrade generation count; security support stays a separate duration.Captured Sep 2026 · parser samsung-os-generation-commitment-v2U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission · United States · checked Sep 2026 · reviewed by Feroz Sheikh
screened against capture · b1855338fc80…
The CPSC full recall dataset was checked by exact marketed device name and recorded model identifier. No exact match was found for the seeded catalog in the 4 September 2026 screening run.
Dated exact-name/model regulator screening capture.Captured Sep 2026 · parser cpsc-name-screen-v1Samsung Newsroom · Worldwide manufacturer policy · checked Sep 2026 · reviewed by Feroz Sheikh
supports capture · 78175548371c…
Samsung states that Galaxy A56 5G, A36 5G and A26 5G receive up to six generations of OS upgrades and six years of security updates; worldwide availability was announced on March 28, 2025.
Reviewed bootstrap source capture.Captured Sep 2026 · parser curated-catalog-2026-09-04-v2Samsung Newsroom · Worldwide manufacturer policy · checked Sep 2026 · reviewed by Feroz Sheikh
supports capture · 78175548371c…
Samsung states that Galaxy A56 5G, A36 5G and A26 5G receive up to six generations of OS upgrades and six years of security updates; worldwide availability was announced on March 28, 2025.
Reviewed bootstrap source capture.Captured Sep 2026 · parser curated-catalog-2026-09-04-v2Samsung Electronics · Samsung published model scope; region and carrier delivery may differ · checked Sep 2026 · reviewed by Feroz Sheikh
supports capture · 8501fc1525e0…
Galaxy A26 5G: Quarterly. Samsung's security scope checked on 8 September 2026. Its model lists change over time, and carriers can deliver quarterly updates even for a listed monthly model.
Exact scope retained; no support-end date inferred from firmware or cadence.Captured Sep 2026 · parser official-device-enrichment-2026-09-08-v1Revision history · 5 entries in 3 groups
Repeated entries are summarized once. The complete dated audit trail is retained separately.