Di next major Android release dey come dis summer, and plenty Pixel handsets go receive Android 17 as soon as e launch, including di Pixel 6 models wey dem release for 2021. Google dey offer Android update guarantees from five to seven years, wey explain why plenty older Android models go run di latest Android release. But Google no be di only one wey ready to offer such guarantees.
Samsung dey offer between three years and seven years of Android support, depending on di type of Android device. Di newer and more expensive di phone, di likelier e go be eligible for seven years of software support. Dat na because premium devices get better hardware, including faster chips, more RAM, and more storage, dan lower-cost devices.
Di Galaxy S26 series, wey dem release for late February 2026, na example of devices wey go receive seven years of updates, including di Android 17 release. Devices wey dem release for 2023, including di Galaxy S23 series, go also upgrade to Android 17 for di future, but dese handsets only come wit four years of major Android releases.
Before we look at di full list of Samsung phones wey go receive di Android 17 update, e important to understand di specifics of Samsung Android updates. Di Korean giant no go release di Android 17 update at di same time as Google. Also, Samsung Android 17 releases no go come at di same time for all handsets. Di Galaxy S26 series likely go receive di Android 17 update first. Owners of older models go get di update only later.
New Samsung phones wey dey launch after Google roll out Android 17 go probably run Android 17 out of di box, starting wit di Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Galaxy Z Flip 8. Samsung dey launch Android updates as One UI updates. Android 17 go be called One UI 9, wit di first beta wey dem announce for mid-May.
Dat said, not all Samsung models wey eligible for di new software go receive di more advanced Android 17 features, like Gemini Intelligence, wey require higher-end hardware dan some of di flagship models for di following list fit offer. For di coming months, Samsung go roll out One UI 9 builds based on Android 17 for several Galaxy S and Galaxy Z (Fold and Flip) generations wey still dey eligible for major Android releases.
Di following list include flagship and premium phones wey dem sell since 2023 wey dem expect to receive Android 17: Samsung owners wey don purchase Galaxy A, Galaxy M, Galaxy F, and Galaxy XCover handsets for di past three years go also get di Android 17 update at some point, once Samsung ready to roll out di One UI 9 builds for dese devices. Like wit di Galaxy S flagships, di newer phones go be di first to receive di updates, but e no clear when dat go happen, as Samsung no dey publish a specific roadmap.
Here be all di mid-range and entry-level Samsung phones wey dey eligible for Android 17: Finally, Samsung go update several tablets to Android 17, including Galaxy Tab S flagship and more affordable Galaxy Tab A models, including eligible models wey dem launch for 2023 and later.
