Overview
- Samsung removed the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3 from its security updates page on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, marking the end of five years of promised support.
- The company pushed final August security builds for the Fold 3 (F926USQSHKZH2) and Flip 3 (F711USQSIKZH2) in late August before dropping the devices from listings.
- Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Z Flip 4 have been moved to a quarterly update cadence for their fifth and final year of support, reducing the frequency of future patches.
- Owners can keep using retired devices but will not receive fixes for newly discovered vulnerabilities, and Samsung will accept trade-ins that carry relatively low credits.
- Samsung has expanded seven-year update promises for newer flagship models, a shift that leaves pre-2024 devices capped at five years and nudges owners toward newer hardware.