Samsung and Microsoft customers have been knowledgeable this week that a few their standard units won’t be getting software program updates anymore. Samsung Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10+ which launched in 2019 have lastly bought their closing updates from the corporate.

The September 2023 safety patch is the final replace these two units will ever get. Samsung launched the telephones with Android 9 out of the field, and four-year assist largely satisfies the consumers.

Similarly, Microsoft’s Surface Duo foldable machine loses software program assist, which means folks must contemplate shopping for a brand new foldable cellphone or a smartphone for that matter. The firm had promised a three-year assist for the Duo when it was additionally unveiled in 2019 and now that timeline has been accomplished.

Since these units have been launched, Samsung has stopped making the Galaxy Note sequence, as a substitute, you get an Ultra variant as part of the Galaxy S flagship lineup. Samsung has modified its technique with software program, offering extra OS updates and safety updates for not solely the premium telephones however the reasonably priced vary as effectively. The model additionally has moved rapidly into the foldable phase, launching five-gen fold and flip telephones internationally.

The firm has labored extensively with Google for Android and Wear OS for smartwatches previously few years and that tight-knit between the businesses is clearly paying dividends for the South Korean large.

On the opposite hand, Microsoft has taken a unique method with the Duo, and although we noticed the Duo 2, the corporate is unlikely to push this lineup additional within the coming years. The model has used a forked model of Android to customize the UI with Windows-like components that give it a well-recognized contact to the Microsoft fanboys. But a steep price ticket and restricted OS functionality made it a tough promote in a short time.