SAMSUNG · SM-F926B
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 security support ended Aug 2026
Phone · International Samsung release channel record · Released Aug 2021
Family: Galaxy Z foldables
Get record-change alerts →Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 (SM-F926B) is recorded here for International Samsung release channel, released Aug 2021. Its recorded security-support point was Aug 2026 and has passed. Grade B evidence from 2 cited sources (Samsung Newsroom, Samsung Electronics).
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Galaxy Z Fold3 has passed its policy-derived support window (Aug 2026).
What to do: This horizon does not prove the final patch has shipped. Check your exact model, installed patch and the manufacturer's current support notice.
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 · Support ended
Policy-derived horizon
Galaxy Z Fold3: security support is expected through Aug 2026 under the cited policy calculation. Match the model and region below before applying this answer.
- Security-support horizon
- Expected through Aug 2026
- Model and scope
- SM-F926B · International Samsung release channel
- Evidence classification
- B · Policy-derivedDevLifeCheck's evidence classification; not a safety rating.
- Supporting source
- Samsung Newsroom: Samsung Sets the New Standard With Four Generations of OS Upgrades ↗Source reviewed
A support date is not a safety certificate or proof of the last patch. Check installed software separately; an unknown date does not establish that support has ended.
Longer-supported catalog records
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What this status means for Galaxy Z Fold3
Galaxy Z Fold3 is past the recorded Aug 2026 security-support point. This does not mean the device immediately stops working, but newly discovered issues may no longer receive manufacturer fixes under the cited commitment.
What this Galaxy Z Fold3 record covers
Listed model identifiers: SM-F926B. Listing an identifier does not establish shared lifecycle coverage.
Recorded model and region: SM-F926B; International Samsung release channel. Apply each support date, firmware release or repair fact only to the identifiers and regions named in its cited source.
Variants marked for separate lifecycle review: SM-F926B. Match each variant to its own cited lifecycle evidence before applying a support date.
Galaxy Z Flip3 shares the same recorded release and security-support horizon. Those products remain separate because their marketed identity and model boundary differ; a shared policy date is not evidence that firmware, recalls or repair records are interchangeable. The displayed interval spans about 60 months from the recorded release event and retains month date precision.
No exact EPREL registration is approved for this record, so DevLifeCheck does not borrow an EU repairability score or battery result from a related model.
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
“Not documented” means DevLifeCheck has no approved value for this field. A lifecycle-policy review never authorizes copying or inferring a firmware version or another lifecycle date.
Identity and regional scope
- Marketed name
- Galaxy Z Fold3
- Primary model identifier
- SM-F926B
- Evidence scope
- International Samsung release channel
This record is not a universal “global variant.” Match the model number, sales market and carrier before applying a date to your phone. A materially different variant must receive its own reviewed lifecycle evidence.
How the support date was determined
Published policy applied to 2021-08-27; displayed at source-supported precision.
- Evidence class
- B · Policy-derived
- Date precision
- Month precision
- Jurisdiction/scope
- International Samsung release channel
Latest firmware or patch
Reviewed 2026-09-04 against Samsung Newsroom's cited lifecycle record. This source is not an exact model-and-region current firmware ledger, so no build is inferred; the current firmware remains undocumented.
Recall and safety screening
DevLifeCheck monitors CPSC, Safety Gate, UK OPSS, Health Canada. A monitored feed is not itself a “no recall” finding; dated device-specific results are listed separately below.
No exact marketed-name or model-code match found in the CPSC recall dataset as of 2026-09-04. This US-only name screening is not proof that no recall exists; check the exact model, carrier and local regulator.
Recalls & Product Safety Warnings · United States · checked Sep 2026 ↗Repairability and battery
No model-specific repairability score or official battery-service cutoff has been reviewed for this record yet. Check the manufacturer's regional repair channel before buying parts or assuming service availability.
Each card shows only the facts published by its cited source. Do not compare iFixit scores, manufacturer playback estimates and EU-label measurements as if they used the same test.
Update cadence
Cadence not documented — not inferred from end date.
Known limitations and conflicts
Policy dates can conflict with carrier schedules, regional product-security statements and the exact hardware variant. No additional conflict has been approved for this record; that means “not documented,” not “none exist.”
Repair or replace factors
Avoid relying on this device for sensitive use unless the manufacturer documents a supported extension.
- Support horizon: security support is recorded through Aug 2026.
- Evidence certainty: this is a policy-derived record with month precision.
- Software visibility: the latest model/region-specific firmware is not yet documented, so it is not used as a positive signal.
- Repair data: no comparable model-specific repairability record is approved yet, so repair cost and parts availability must be checked separately.
Galaxy Z Fold3: common questions
How long will Galaxy Z Fold3 get security updates?
Galaxy Z Fold3 has passed its policy-derived support window (Aug 2026). The date is calculated from the manufacturer's published update policy, so treat it as a planning horizon rather than a guaranteed last patch.
Will Galaxy Z Fold3 get more Android version upgrades?
Samsung commits this eligible model or series to 4 generations of Android OS upgrades. Security support remains a separate duration; no exact OS calendar end date is inferred. Version upgrades and monthly security patches are separate: a device can keep receiving patches after its last major upgrade.
Is it safe to keep using Galaxy Z Fold3 after Aug 2026?
Galaxy Z Fold3 can keep working after Aug 2026. A policy-derived date does not prove updates have stopped. If the manufacturer has ended support for your exact model, new security flaws may stay unfixed; keep apps updated and plan a supported replacement for sensitive use.
Does this date apply to every Galaxy Z Fold3 model and region?
This record covers model SM-F926B in the International Samsung release channel scope. Carrier and regional variants can receive updates at different times, so match your exact model number before relying on it.
Evidence
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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DevLifeCheck record for Galaxy Z Fold3, reviewed Sep 2026, grade B: https://devlifecheck.com/devices/samsung-galaxy-z-fold3
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Claim-to-evidence provenance
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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
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Samsung's official model-keyed software-release ledger identifies Galaxy Z Fold3 by exact international hardware model SM-F926B. 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 · d365c606b378…
Samsung states that Galaxy S21, S21+, S21 Ultra, S21 FE, S22, S22+, S22 Ultra, Z Fold3 and Z Flip3 are eligible for four generations of One UI and Android OS upgrades. (Published 2022-02-10.)
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-v2Revision history · 7 entries in 4 groups
Repeated entries are summarized once. The complete dated audit trail is retained separately.
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