Is the Samsung Galaxy A10s still supported?
End-of-support date: August 2021.
Support ended
Our estimateAugust 2021
Source: Samsung's official policy · verified 2026-06-12
What it means now that support ends
- 🔓 Security risk grows monthly. New vulnerabilities are discovered constantly; on an unsupported phone they are never fixed. Banking, payments, email, and password apps become progressively riskier.
- 📱 Apps drop off. Developers raise their minimum OS requirements over time — first you lose updates to apps, then the apps themselves.
- 💸 Resale value falls fast.The market prices support: once a phone leaves a manufacturer's update list, its used value drops sharply and keeps falling.
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More questions about the Galaxy A10s
How long will the Galaxy A10s get updates?
Support ended years ago. As a low-end model the A10s received around one OS upgrade and roughly two years of security patches, ending near 2021.
Does the Galaxy A10s have a fingerprint sensor?
Yes, a rear-mounted fingerprint reader, which the standard Galaxy A10 lacked — one of the main upgrades in the 's' model.
Is the Galaxy A10s good in 2026?
Only as a basic backup. It's unpatched and slow, so it's fine for calls and texts but not recommended for apps that handle personal data.
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Data sources & last verified: this phone's support window comes from documented update history (estimate — see our methodology), last verified 2026-06-12. How we compute end dates.