How Samsung's 2026 security patch cadence is structured

Samsung publishes a monthly Security Maintenance Release bulletin covering Google's Android patch level plus Samsung-specific fixes. Not every Galaxy device receives every bulletin.

Devices are grouped into monthly, quarterly and biannual tiers. Placement depends on the device family, launch year and market. As a device ages it typically moves from monthly to quarterly, and finally to biannual, before support ends.

Technicians and refurbishers should always confirm the patch level on the handset itself, since regional firmware can lag the published bulletin by several weeks.