SAMSUNG · SM-F721B
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 Updates Expected Until Aug 2027
Phone · International Samsung release channel record · Released Aug 2022
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Get record-change alerts →Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 (SM-F721B) is recorded here for International Samsung release channel, released Aug 2022. Its security-support horizon of Aug 2027 is calculated from the maker's published policy. Grade B evidence from 3 cited sources (Samsung Newsroom, Samsung Electronics).
Still getting security updates? Yes, for now
Galaxy Z Flip4 is expected to get security updates until Aug 2027 — about 10 months from now.
What to do: Plan a replacement and recheck the manufacturer's regional update scope before the displayed date.
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 · Ending soon
Policy-derived horizon
Galaxy Z Flip4: security support is expected through Aug 2027 under the cited policy calculation. Match the model and region below before applying this answer.
- Security-support horizon
- Expected through Aug 2027
- Model and scope
- SM-F721B · International Samsung release channel
- Evidence classification
- B · Policy-derived
- Supporting source
- Samsung Newsroom: Samsung Sets the New Standard With Four Generations of OS Upgrades ↗Source reviewed
Longer-supported catalog records
What this status means for Galaxy Z Flip4
Galaxy Z Flip4 is within a twelve-month support-planning window. Security support is recorded through Aug 2027, so check your installed patch and review your options before the commitment expires.
What this Galaxy Z Flip4 record covers
Listed model identifiers: SM-F721B.
Recorded model and region: SM-F721B; International Samsung release channel.
Variants marked for separate lifecycle review: SM-F721B.
Galaxy Z Fold4 shares the same recorded release and security-support horizon.
From the recorded Aug 2022 release to Aug 2027, the support window spans about 60 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 Z Flip4
- Primary model identifier
- SM-F721B
- Evidence scope
- International Samsung release channel
How the support date was determined
Published policy applied to 2022-08-26; 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.
Plan a replacement and recheck the manufacturer's regional update scope before the displayed date.
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 Z Flip4 (this record) | Aug 2022 | Aug 2027 | B |
| Samsung Galaxy S22 | Feb 2022 | Feb 2027 | B |
| Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4 | Aug 2022 | Aug 2027 | B |
| Samsung Galaxy S23 | Feb 2023 | Feb 2028 | B |
| Samsung Galaxy S23+ | Feb 2023 | Feb 2028 | B |
| Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra | Feb 2023 | Feb 2028 | B |
Evidence
Last reviewed by Feroz Sheikh · 3 cited sources
BSamsung Newsroom · Worldwide manufacturer policy · Checked Sep 2026 · month precision
Samsung Electronics · International Samsung release channel · Checked Sep 2026 · unknown precision
Samsung Newsroom · Worldwide launch announcement · Checked Sep 2026 · unknown precision
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Samsung Newsroom · Worldwide manufacturer policy · checked Sep 2026 · reviewed by Feroz Sheikh
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Samsung's official policy covers eligible Galaxy S and Z models with four generations of One UI and Android OS upgrades and up to five years of security updates.
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 · cba47e3b45f1…
Samsung's official policy covers eligible Galaxy S and Z models with four generations of One UI and Android OS upgrades and up to five years of security updates.
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 · cf91ba3298f0…
Samsung's official model-keyed software-release ledger identifies Galaxy Z Flip4 by exact international hardware model SM-F721B. 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 · 6af5debbfb8a…
Samsung states that the Galaxy S23 series receives four generations of OS upgrades and five years of security updates; the same footnote lists Galaxy Z Fold4 and Z Flip4 among the eligible four-generation devices. (Published 2023-02-02.)
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 · cba47e3b45f1…
Samsung's official policy covers eligible Galaxy S and Z models with four generations of One UI and Android OS upgrades and up to five years of security updates.
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 · cba47e3b45f1…
Samsung's official policy covers eligible Galaxy S and Z models with four generations of One UI and Android OS upgrades and up to five years of security updates.
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 · 4715c9fd7523…
Galaxy Z Flip4: 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 · 10 entries in 5 groups
Repeated entries are summarized once. The complete dated audit trail is retained separately.