While Samsung never explicitly confirmed its official Android 10 updates would start rolling out by the end of 2019, Google clearly suggested that was the plan last month for the world’s top smartphone manufacturer, as well as a number of other major mobile device vendors including the likes of LG, Motorola, Sony, and Asus.

No, January 2020 is not that far away, and yes, it’s fairly impressive to see Samsung promise pretty much simultaneous updates for the entire Galaxy S10 and Note 10 rosters, as well as the Galaxy Note 9. Still, we can’t help but feel a little underwhelmed by the company’s expected turnaround for an OS promotion already provided to the likes of the Asus ZenFone 6, OnePlus 7, 7 Pro, 6, and 6T, or the Nokia 8.1.

Curiously enough, the Galaxy S9 and S9+ did manage to jump on the stable Android Pie boat ahead of Christmas last year (albeit barely) after opening their public beta doors in mid-November. This time around, Samsung allowed owners of S10-series devices in select markets to test-drive Android 10 as early as October, which means the company could take up to three months to complete this program. That’s quite a long time, but on the bright side, bugs and major battery drain issues should be a lot easier to iron out before the “stable” updates actually begin to roll out.

Before getting too disappointed, you may also want to keep in mind the schedule discovered by SamMobile in the Samsung Members app applies solely to Israel. The Galaxy S10, S10+, S10e, Note 10, Note 10+, and Note 9 are slated to receive official Android 10 updates in the country in January, but other regions might be a little more fortunate… or less so. This is not a final timetable either, so basically, we don’t know anything for certain.

 

That sounds like a pretty decent turnaround for the two A-series mid-range handsets and Samsung’s newest high-end slate, but it’s going to be hard to explain S9 and S9 Plus owners why they need to wait three more months than Galaxy Note 9 users. Once again, though, nothing’s final yet.

The same obviously goes for the likes of the Galaxy Tab S4 and Tab S5e, both of which should score Android 10 goodies in June 2020, followed by this year’s mid-end Galaxy Tab A 8.0 and Galaxy Tab A 10.1 in October. Yup, Samsung is seriously making a plan to deliver the latest OS version to a couple of relatively new tablets almost a full 12 months down the line. And the sad thing is an October 2020 rollout for these budget-friendly Android slates actually doesn’t sound all that bad if you think about it.