Is the Samsung Galaxy A12 still supported?
End-of-support date: December 2023.
Support ended
Our estimateDecember 2023
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 A12
How long will the Galaxy A12 get updates?
The A12 launched on Android 10 and was upgraded as far as Android 12, but its security support ended around late 2023. It is no longer being patched.
Does the Galaxy A12 have an ultra-wide camera?
Yes. It uses a quad rear camera with a 48MP main sensor plus a 5MP ultra-wide, which was a generous setup for its price in 2020.
Is the Galaxy A12 still good in 2026?
It still works for basics and has a good battery, but without updates and with an aging chip, it is best used as a backup rather than a daily phone.
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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.