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Samsung won’t update Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge Plus anymore
August 12, 2025
If you’re looking forward to newSamsung Galaxy Note 5updates or security patches for theSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus, unfortunately, you’re out of luck. The most recent updates in August of this year will be the last for both devices.
Samsungremoved both the Galaxy Note 5 and the Galaxy S6 Edge Plus from its list of devices that will receive future Android updates, viaSamMobile.
The removal of the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus isn’t too surprising, as both theSamsung Galaxy S6and theSamsung Galaxy S6 Edgewere removed from Samsung’s update list back in March. The S6 Edge Plus got to hang around for a few extra months, but its removal was imminent.
The Galaxy Note 5’s removal was also expected, as the device is over three-years-old at this point. Samsung promises updates for its flagship devices for a minimum of two years, so the Galaxy Note 5 already got an extra year of updates before it was pulled from the active list.
There is still a chance that either device could receive an update in the future if there is a critical flaw in the software that needs to be patched. However, that scenario is unlikely.
Going forward, if you want your Galaxy Note 5 or Galaxy S6 Edge Plus to get new Android updates, you will have to flash a custom ROM such as LineageOS. If you’re interested in giving that a shot, we havea cool beginner’s guide to the process here.
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