Samsung is still updating the Galaxy S8 and Note 8, nearly a decade after launch

Samsung has pushed a new software update to the Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8+ and Galaxy Note 8. All three phones came out in 2017. All three stopped receiving..

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Samsung has released an unexpected software update for the Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8+, and Galaxy Note 8, phones launched in 2017 and previously considered out of official support.

The update, with builds dated August 2026, does not include Android version upgrades or new security patches beyond April/August 2021.
The primary changelog provided by Samsung states "Device behavior has been improved."
This unusual move follows a similar instance in August 2022 where Samsung provided GPS fixes to older devices.

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