Is the Samsung Galaxy A42 5G still supported?
End-of-support date: November 2024.
Support ended
Our estimateNovember 2024
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 A42 5G
How long will the Galaxy A42 5G get updates?
Its support has ended. Samsung delivered two OS upgrades (Android 10 to Android 12) and around four years of security patches, finishing near the end of 2024.
Why is the Galaxy A42 5G screen only HD+?
To hit a low 5G price, Samsung used a 720x1600 AMOLED panel, which looks softer than the FHD+ screens on pricier A-series phones.
Is the Galaxy A42 5G still a good buy?
Only if you want the cheapest possible 5G and accept that it no longer gets security updates.
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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.