Samsung might copy Google's trick: seven years of updates for the Galaxy S24.

Quoting the tl;dr in the linked article:

  • Samsung could be stepping up its game by offering seven years of major Android updates for the Galaxy S24 series, and the generous update policy might extend to other Galaxy flagships.

  • The Galaxy S24 series might also introduce charges for AI features like Live Translate and Pixel-like photo editing tools after 2025.

  • There’s speculation that users may need to sign in to their Samsung accounts for certain AI functionalities.

  • OsirisEnglish
    411·
    9 months ago9 months ago

    Samsung could easily win me over if their bootloader was unlock able.
    Edit: Apparently it’s just US variants that can’t be unlocked

    • Gallardo994English
      100·
      9 months ago

      Well, bootloader unlock toggle in developer options and fastboot eom unlock are available, am I missing something?

      • ByterEnglish
        70·
        9 months ago

        Not in the US.

        • Gallardo994English
          10·
          9 months ago

          Even the ones that are not carrier-locked?

          • ByterEnglish
            40·
            9 months ago

            Yeah, my S22 Ultra was carrier unlocked but the bootloader was not unlockable.

            • Gallardo994English
              10·
              9 months ago

              Strange, never seen such threads on xda. Could you provide screenshots of developer options around “Demo mode” setting?

              • ByterEnglish
                20·
                9 months ago

                Look for SM-S908U1 specifically. There are a few threads (like this one), but I think most US XDA users were just implicitly aware of how Samsung operated in the US. This was my first device from them and I was caught unawares.

                I’m back on Pixel now.

          • keyezEnglish
            20·
            9 months ago

            It’s broken right now so I cannot check again to verify, but I had an S20 FE direct from Samsung in the US and none of those options were available in developer options.

        • Gallardo994English
          60·
          9 months ago

          I have Snapdragon variant of S23U (UAE version) and the bootloader is unlockable, are you sure it’s snapdragon specific and not just US-specific, or carrier-specific?

    • voxelEnglish
      60·
      9 months ago9 months ago

      wdym, you just go to dev options and allow it, then reboot and do fastboot unlock.
      press power button a couple of times (THIS WILL TRIP KNOX E-FUSE PERMANENTLY WITHOUT ANY WAY TO RECOVER), wait for data to be erased and boom it’s unlocked

    • eatham 🇭🇲English
      10·
      9 months ago

      They aren’t? My phone has an option to unlock it, tho I haven’t used it.