Samsung Pulls Plug on Updates After 5 Years

Samsung has pulled the plug on the Galaxy Note 20 and Note 20 Ultra, as the software support comes to an end. This marks the end of an era for the iconic Galaxy Note lineup. The phones will no longer receive any new OS updates, and this comes five years after their launch in 2020. This leaves the Galaxy Note 20 series owners with two options: either upgrade to newer models or keep using the phones with an outdated OS.

Galaxy Note 20 software support comes to an end

The Galaxy Note 20 series debuted with Android 10-based on One UI 2.5. The South Korean giant promised three major OS updates, which they have already received. The last OS update was Android 13 with One UI 5.1 skin. The phones have only been receiving security updates for the past two years. And now, even these come to an end.

The Galaxy Note series was put to rest in 2021, but the Note 20 models continued to receive updates. There are chances Samsung may push out an emergency update to fix any serious security vulnerability. But then again, we won’t know that for sure until it happens.

The Galaxy S25 Ultra offers S Pen support

If you’re still holding on to a Galaxy Note 20 series model, you might want to consider upgrading to newer models. More specifically, the S25 Ultra, which also offers an S Pen experience. In fact, the Ultra variant is always seen as a spiritual successor to the Note models just for this reason. If you want the foldable experience, there’s the new Galaxy Z Fold 7 and the Z Flip 7. However, these don’t offer S Pen support.

Besides the Galaxy Note 20 series, Samsung ended software support for the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Flip 3 foldables. The phones received four OS updates during their life cycle.