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Note 20 Ultra ordered

Started Aug 11, 2020 | Discussions thread
Jeff Peterman
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Re: Note 20 Ultra ordered
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Some of it ties to the phone operating system (firmware), which itself is partially limited by hardware (the phone must be capable of running the newer OS) and partially limited by the phone manufacturer (they must make a custom version of the OS available for your specific model). Up until now, Samsung only support two generations of upgrade, at best, so my Note 8 is stuck at OS9. Apps must then be upgraded to be compatible with the new OS, and often the changes in the app will support new features in the OS so that they are not backward-compatible with older OSs. A good app developer will keep older versions available and install the newest app version compatible with the user's OS, but sometimes they make changes that won't work with an older OS.

FYI Samsung have said that starting with the S20 and Note 20 they will make their phones compatible with three additional OS versions, so my Note 20 will ship with OS10 and be compatible with OS versions up to (and including) OS13.

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