
On the other hand, as it is a new company and is operating a small team, there is the possibility that updates may get delayed due to having fewer hands working on the software side of things.Īpart from its own software updates, Nothing will also need the support of the developer community. Since this is its only smartphone, for now, it is expected that updates will arrive in time. Either way, it remains to be seen how quickly Nothing can roll out updates to users. However, Google does also offer five years of security updates to its Pixel smartphones.

In fact, it is on the same level as Google considering the Pixel-maker also offers three years of OS upgrades. This means the Phone (1) should be upgraded to Android 13 through to Android 15.Īlthough it still trails behind Samsung, Nothing's update policy is impressive. According to the information on the Phone (1)'s product page, the device will receive three years of Android updates and four years of security patches, the latter of which will arrive every two months. Nothing ships the Phone (1) with Android 12 along with a Nothing OS custom skin on top. It's near-stock Android with some degree of customization available to users. RELATED: One UI 5: New Features Coming To Your Samsung Galaxy Phone Samsung doesn't stop at its flagships either, as it also extends the same software courtesy to its mid-range phones like the Galaxy A53 5G.

This means a device that's launched with Android 12, such as the Galaxy S22 series, will receive OS upgrades up until Android 16.

Its Galaxy S and Galaxy Z flagship phones are slated to receive four OS upgrades and five years of security updates. Samsung currently offers the best software support when it comes to Android smartphones, even besting Google.
