SAMSUNG · SM-F956B
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6 Updates Expected Until Jul 2031
Phone · International Samsung release channel record · Released Jul 2024
Family: Galaxy Z foldables
Get record-change alerts →Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6 (SM-F956B) is recorded here for International Samsung release channel, released Jul 2024. Its security-support horizon of Jul 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 Z Fold6 is expected to get security updates until Jul 2031 — about 4 years 9 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 Z Fold6: security support is expected through Jul 2031 under the cited policy calculation. Match the model and region below before applying this answer.
- Security-support horizon
- Expected through Jul 2031
- Model and scope
- SM-F956B · International Samsung release channel
- Evidence classification
- B · Policy-derived
- Supporting source
- Samsung Newsroom: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6 and Z Flip6 Elevate Galaxy AI to New Heights ↗Source reviewed
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SM-F956B · EUX
Europe (EUX channel)
Last verified patch: 2026-09-05
Android 16 · F956BXXS4DZI1
Current release needs re-verification. Firmware source last successful check: 2026-10-03.
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What this status means for Galaxy Z Fold6
Galaxy Z Fold6 remains within its recorded security-support window through Jul 2031.
What this Galaxy Z Fold6 record covers
Listed model identifiers: SM-F956B.
Recorded model and region: SM-F956B; International Samsung release channel.
Variants marked for separate lifecycle review: SM-F956B.
Galaxy Z Flip6 shares the same recorded release and security-support horizon.
From the recorded Jul 2024 release to Jul 2031, the support window spans about 84 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 Fold6
- Primary model identifier
- SM-F956B
- Evidence scope
- International Samsung release channel
How the support date was determined
Published policy applied to 2024-07-24; displayed at source-supported precision.
- Evidence class
- B · Policy-derived
- Date precision
- Month precision
- Jurisdiction/scope
- International Samsung release channel
Latest firmware or patch
1 exact model-and-channel release is documented in the verified cards above.
Recall and safety screening
Update cadence
Monthly. Checked 8 September 2026; Samsung may change this schedule, and carrier or regional delivery can differ.
Not yet documented for this record: repairability score or battery-service data. Reading this record
Nearest Samsung phone records by release date
| Record | Released | Security support | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6 (this record) | Jul 2024 | Jul 2031 | B |
| Samsung Galaxy S24 | Jan 2024 | Jan 2031 | B |
| Samsung Galaxy S24+ | Jan 2024 | Jan 2031 | B |
| Samsung Galaxy A55 5G | Mar 2024 | Mar 2029 | B |
| Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 | Jul 2024 | Jul 2031 | B |
| Samsung Galaxy S24 FE | Oct 2024 | Oct 2031 | B |
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-F956B
- 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 · e01dc6a8b630…
Samsung states that Galaxy Z Fold6 and Z Flip6 receive seven generations of OS upgrades and seven years of security updates from global launch; later eligible flagship foldables follow the seven-year policy.
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 · e01dc6a8b630…
Samsung states that Galaxy Z Fold6 and Z Flip6 receive seven generations of OS upgrades and seven years of security updates from global launch; later eligible flagship foldables follow the seven-year policy.
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 · eb46211d8ec2…
Samsung's official model-keyed software-release ledger identifies Galaxy Z Fold6 by exact international hardware model SM-F956B. 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 · fa332b59c393…
Samsung states that Galaxy Z Fold6 and Z Flip6 receive seven generations of OS upgrades and seven years of security updates. (Published 2024-07-10.)
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 · e01dc6a8b630…
Samsung states that Galaxy Z Fold6 and Z Flip6 receive seven generations of OS upgrades and seven years of security updates from global launch; later eligible flagship foldables follow the seven-year policy.
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 · e01dc6a8b630…
Samsung states that Galaxy Z Fold6 and Z Flip6 receive seven generations of OS upgrades and seven years of security updates from global launch; later eligible flagship foldables follow the seven-year policy.
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 · a06a56c2ead7…
Galaxy Z Fold6: Monthly. 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.