Is my phone still getting security updates?

A phone that stops getting security updates keeps working. It just stops getting fixes for the holes attackers use, which matters most on the phone that does the banking, the email and the patient portal. Find your phone below; everything here comes from Apple, Google and Samsung's own pages, rebuilt every morning.

Which phone is it? iPhone: Settings, General, About, Model Name. Android: Settings, About phone. To update: iPhone, Settings, General, Software Update; Pixel, Settings, System, Software update.

Apple doesn't publish end dates, so this is the next best thing: the most recent security update each group of iPhones actually got. The newest, iOS 27.0.1, came out Sep 28.

Apple, security releases. Status is ours: updated in the last 4 months, in the last year, or not in over a year.

Pixel 6 Pro and Pixel 6: security updates end about now. Google gives these phones 5 years of updates from when they went on sale in the US.

Google's rule: Pixel 8 and later get 7 years of OS and security updates, and the Pixel 6, 7 and Fold get 5, counted from when each phone first went on sale in the US Google Store. The Pixel 5a and earlier get none.

Google, Pixel update policy and US availability dates; "through" is our arithmetic from those two.

Samsung lists the phones it still sends security updates to. If yours isn't on either list, it's off Samsung's update schedule.

Monthly updates: Galaxy S26, Galaxy S26+, Galaxy S26 Ultra, Galaxy S26 FE, Galaxy S25, Galaxy S25+, Galaxy S25 Ultra, Galaxy S25 Edge, Galaxy S25 FE, Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24+, Galaxy S24 Ultra, Galaxy S24 FE, Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23+, Galaxy S23 Ultra, Galaxy S23 FE, Galaxy Z TriFold, Galaxy Z Fold5, Galaxy Z Fold6, Galaxy Z Fold7, Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition, Galaxy Z Fold8, Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, Galaxy Z Flip5, Galaxy Z Flip6, Galaxy Z Flip7, Galaxy Z Flip7 FE, Galaxy Z Flip8, Galaxy A56 5G.

Quarterly updates: Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22+, Galaxy S22 Ultra, Galaxy S21 FE 5G, Galaxy Z Fold4, Galaxy Z Flip4, Galaxy A04, Galaxy A04e, Galaxy A05, Galaxy A05s, Galaxy A06, Galaxy A06 5G, Galaxy A07, Galaxy A07 5G, Galaxy A07s, Galaxy A08, Galaxy A14, Galaxy A14 5G, Galaxy A15, Galaxy A15 5G, Galaxy A16, Galaxy A16 5G, Galaxy A17, Galaxy A17 5G, Galaxy A18, Galaxy A24, Galaxy A25 5G, Galaxy A26 5G, Galaxy A27 5G, Galaxy A33 5G, Galaxy A34 5G, Galaxy A35 5G, Galaxy A36 5G, Galaxy A37 5G, Galaxy A73 5G.

Worth knowing: the Galaxy S21, S21+ and S21 Ultra are no longer on the list; only the S21 FE still gets quarterly updates.

Samsung, security updates scope. Carriers can deliver updates later than Samsung releases them.

• It still works for calls, texts and photos. Move the banking, email and medical portals to a phone or computer that is updated.
• Be extra careful with links in texts and emails on it: the scams going around.
• Replacing it? A newer, cheaper model with years of updates left beats a fancy old one. Check this page before you buy used.

PJ sets up the new phone: moves the photos, contacts, apps and passwords, turns on automatic updates, and shows your parent the basics. Tech help, $100 an hour, Solana Beach to Encinitas. For ongoing check-ins, the Parent Check-In Plan, $25 a month. Text PJ

More: patch this now, the security flaws attackers are using this month. Checked October 13, 2026.

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