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If you want fast updates on the Galaxy S8, maybe go with Sprint
August 22, 2025
Sprintrecently became the first carrier to roll outAndroid Nougatto the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge, delivering it234 days after Android Nougat was first released. That’s not “fast” in terms of update rollouts, but Sprint still beat the other carriers, and it was the first to upgrade those devices to Marshmallow too, getting it out weeks before the others in 2016.
Sprint also has a good track record with regards to LG flagships, being thefirst to upgrade the LG G5 to Nougatand taking only around two months to get theLG G4 onto Marshmallow— months before some of the other carriers. Chances are the same will hold true with theLG G6if that phone’s more your style.
As for Samsung’s last flagships, the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge, Sprint was the third carrier to roll out the Nougat update, though it wasonly four days behind the first.
If you’re looking for a carrier toavoidas far as future updates are concerned, you might consider steering clear of AT&T. It was a month behind Sprint onMarshmallow for the S6/S6 Edge, two months behind forMarshmallow on the LG G4, and three months behind withthe LG G5 and Nougat.
Of course, nobody can predict how these updates are going to go down and it’s entirely possible that Sprint will be the last carrier to update the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus. It’s also worth pointing out how close together most carriers rolled out Nougat for the S7 and S7 Edge.
So this is just a heads-up for those who might want to make a somewhat informed decision based on update speed. In light of its recent performance, we expect Sprint to be one of the fastest, if not the fastest, to deliver updates to the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus.
Let us know which carrier you would bet on for fast updates in the comments below.
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