LG phones, goodbye. You might come to regret not doing this before June if you still have one
LG plans to shut down its Android update servers on June 30. As a result, LG smartphones will no longer be able to update and will remain on the current software and operating system version. The company has warned users of the potential consequences for their devices.
It's been more than four years since LG announced its exit from the Android smartphone market; in perspective, this is perhaps one of the worst pieces of news in the industry's history. Love it or hate it, there's no denying that LG offered something different and dared to experiment, as evidenced by the prototype foldable phone that was so close to being released to the public. But in a time of intense competition and ever-increasing prices, LG felt it was time to exit through the back door.
And here the countdown begins for LG users. Initially, the brand's phones were expected to stop receiving new OS versions and remain on Android 13 at most. Furthermore, LG pledged to maintain security update support for three years after each device's launch. That period has already expired, and now the brand's true end has arrived.
If you have an LG smartphone, it's recommended that you update it as soon as possible, even if you don't use it as your primary phone. Security updates may contain patches to fix serious issues that could compromise your security, even if you don't use the device regularly.
LG has announced that it will shut down its Android update servers on June 30. This means that starting that date, your smartphones will no longer be able to download any type of OTA update. Therefore, the company recommends that users download updates for their devices before that date if they haven't already done so.
At this point, it's unlikely that many users are still using an LG phone, but there are some; there may also be people using their LG device as a secondary mobile phone, in which case this notification is important. In addition to halting updates for its phones, LG also announced the discontinuation of LG Bridge, its Windows software that allows users to back up and restore content from their phones. This app also allows you to install security updates by first downloading them to your computer and therefore is also affected by changes to LG's servers.
Although there have been rumors in recent years about LG's possible return to the smartphone market, this move indicates that the company has no such intentions; therefore, Samsung will remain the benchmark manufacturer for South Korea.