LG will continue to provide operating system updates for its mobile phones for the next three years, even after the company stops making phones completely July of this year, according to an announcement on LGs websiteAnd that’s good news for anyone who has recently bought an LG phone or is thinking about getting one cheaply in the near future.
“LG Electronics (LG) announced today that all premium LG smartphones currently in use will receive up to three iterations of Android operating system updates from the year of purchase,” the company said in a statement released early Thursday.
“The three OS update warranty applies to LG premium phones released in 2019 and later (G Series, V Series, VELVET, Wing), while select 2020 models, such as LG Stylo and K Series, will receive two OS updates, ”LG explains.
The company, based in South Korea, noted that these promises depend on “Google’s distribution schedule and other factors such as device performance and compatibility.”
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Interestingly, LG went on to elaborate on why it continued to produce some phones in mid-summer, and it apparently has to do with contracts it has already signed.
LG will continue to manufacture phones in the second quarter to meet contractual obligations to providers and partners. This means that customers can still purchase LG mobile phones that are currently in stock and that service support and security software updates will continue to be available for certain devices for a while, ”said LG.