I'm a longtime iPhone user who has been taking a great iPhone feature for granted for years. I get years and years of iOS updates that deliver many of Apple's latest innovations to my aging device. The updates are available as soon as the latest iOS version is ready for public consumption; they're reliable‚ and we get frequent mini-updates along the way.  Until recently‚ that hasn't been the case for Android. Google's Pixels were (and are) the only devices to get the latest Android versions as soon as Google released them. And even Pixels were only guaranteed two years of Android updates. That all changed last year when Google began promising 7 years of Android updates for Pixel devices. A few months later‚ Samsung matched Google‚ announcing that the Galaxy S24‚ S24 Plus‚ and S24 Ultra would get 7 years of Android and security updates.  That sounds great in theory‚ but I think it's illusory. It sounds great on paper‚ and it's certainly a great marketing tactic‚ but I already have several big issues with it‚ and that's even if we assume Google and Samsung's intentions are honorable. Continue reading... The post Samsung’s guaranteed 7 years of Android updates for the Galaxy S24‚ but it’s not as exciting as it sounds appeared first on BGR. Trending Right Now: Apple TV+ has 4 of the most popular shows on any streamer right now