When LG left the smartphone industry in 2021, the company laid out a three-year plan to continue supporting customers with new updates for eligible phone models. While that support has continued for a ...

Historically, Android hasn’t had a stellar reputation for software updates. Thankfully, this situation has improved significantly over the last five years or so. In 2025, it’s relatively common for ...

Samsung has ended software and security updates for the Galaxy S21 series. The 2021 flagship lineup has been removed from the ...

Apple has released a surprise software update for the 12-year-old iPhone 5s, extending support for key services like iMessage ...

Motorola recently released phones with awful update policies, but it the company may have found a loophole regarding EU ...

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Software support is important, especially when you spend a fortune on a new smartphone and plan on holding on to it for a long time. Google’s Pixel lineup is currently among the best on the market in ...

Over the years, the Android smartphone market has become fiercely competitive, with new brands emerging quite often. However, premium brands like Google and Samsung have been competing with each other ...

If you have an old LG phone, you'll need to update it soon -- LG stopped creating new smartphones in 2021 and is shutting down its update servers on June 30. Tyler is a writer under CNET's home energy ...