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One of the biggest smartphone trends in the last few years has been the shift to long-term software update policies. Apple and Google used to be the kings in this regard, but Samsung blew the industry away in 2022 by revealing up to five years of updates.
Fast-forward to 2024, and it’s not uncommon to see the top smartphones getting updates for a long time In fact, Google and Samsung are both promising an unprecedented seven years of updates today. So with this in mind, we asked readers which manufacturers they trust the most for updates, and over 3,000 votes were tallied.
