This update decision comes as a surprise. Updated on Dec. 6 with a more detailed Android threat assessment and the news that Google has issued attack warnings for targeted users around the world.

Samsung is usually among the first Android OEMs to update its devices to the latest Android version. For this, it begins testing new One UI builds months before the public release of a new Android ...

Android is under attack. Google issued urgent updates for two actively exploited vulnerabilities at the very beginning of December. Pixels received those right away. Now Samsung is rolling out those ...

In early May 2026, Samsung began rolling out its One UI 8.5 update for select Galaxy devices, Google released Android 17 QPR1 Beta 2 for compatible Pixel models, and Xiaomi expanded HyperOS 3 ...