No Android Oreo for Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge after all, and no more security updates either

Not only will Samsung's Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge stay on Nougat for all eternity after all, but the two spring 2015 flagships have had their security updates terminated as well.

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Galaxy S6 and Samsung’s other 2015 flagships on T-Mobile will get Android Oreo

Rumors claiming Samsung was working on Android Oreo software updates for the Galaxy S6 weren't lies after all. And it's not just the S6.

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Mexico now has Samsung Pay

It's second behind Brazil to get the mobile payments system which will be available for cards from three issuers and several banks.

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Android 7.0 Nougat rolls out for Verizon Note 5 and S6 Edge+, Sprint S6 and S6 Edge

Sprint's Samsung Galaxy S6 gets Android Nougat, its S6 Edge as well, plus the Note 5 and S6 Edge+ on Verizon.

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Sprint starts sending Android 7.0 Nougat to Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and S6 Edge+

Sprint is apparently the first "big four" US carrier able to update its Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and S6 Edge+ models to Android 7.0 Nougat.

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Samsung Gear VR with Controller launches soon at $129 total, $39 buys you just the controller

What the Gear VR was missing was a controller. Thank goodness we finally have that now as we have more specs, dates and pricing to talk about.

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Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ gets official Android 7.0 Nougat in at least one country

Turkey has the honor of getting the ball rolling with official Android 7.0 for Samsung's Galaxy S6 Edge+ after doing the same for the Note 5.

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Samsung UK confirms Nougat delays for Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge while quality is reviewed

Still no Android 7.0 Nougat updates available for Samsung's Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge, despite recent promises, with software quality under 'review.'

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Samsung has Nougat update plans for a heap of Galaxy oldies, including the original J5 and J7

Samsung's detailed, long-term Android Nougat promotion plans are official... in Turkey, including devices as old and humble as the J5, J7, J7 Prime and On7.

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Samsung finally makes Nougat rollout for Galaxy S7 official, also confirming what’s next

Samsung wants the world to know Android 7.0 Nougat is properly rolling out to the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge at last, with more devices to be updated soon.

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eBay deal sees unlocked Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ price plunge to $360

Samsung-loving bargain hunters have been able to net solid savings on the Galaxy S7, S6 and S6 Edge of late thanks to trusted and generous eBay retailers, but for some reason, Galaxy S6 Edge+ deals were rarely offered both on the auction website and at other discount specialists.Today being

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LG can’t help mocking Samsung over removable batteries (or the lack thereof)

The claws are out. Both Samsung and LG have major new smartphones just over the horizon, and you’d better believe that once the Galaxy S7 and the G5 are official, we’re about to see some serious PR muscle deployed in the hopes of drumming up public interest in those new flagships. But for LG, at least, the company’s not content to wait around for that new hardware to land before going on the offensive, and its social media team appears that it can’t help itself but to throw some shade at ...

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First Marshmallow updates for Samsung phones reportedly ‘delayed’ for February

Samsung has rarely led the way in software support and bumps to the newest Android iterations for even its best smartphones, but it’s never been as late as this year either. Marshmallows are yet to officially roll out to a single Galaxy “star”, unlike LG, Motorola or HTC devices.

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Samsung’s getting a little lazy with its special edition superhero phones

Just after Samsung launched the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge, we saw a designer post some mock-ups of a series of handsets re-colored for use in a possible Avengers tie-in – and whether or not you were a fan of the movies, it was hard to deny that the phones themselves looked pretty sweet. But they were still just a dream, until Samsung announced in early May that it was actually making something along those lines, and

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Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ getting its first update, with significant improvements

Since the Galaxy S6 edge+ is basically a Galaxy Note5 without a stylus — having most, if not all of its internals shared across the two smartphones — it is just normal for software updates to roll out, if not simultaneously, to both devices. The Note 5 received a refresh last week, and now its time for the Galaxy S6 edge+ to get the same OTA update. It’s a significant one, so you should definitely install as soon as it hits your device.Weighing 138.14MB, the update will bring build number G928GDDU2AOJ5 to your phone, and with it, battery optimisations as well as call ...

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