Is the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) still supported?
End-of-support date: January 2021.
Support ended
Our estimateJanuary 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 A8 (2018)
How long will the Galaxy A8 (2018) get updates?
Support is long over. It received two OS upgrades (Android 7.1 to Android 9) and around three years of security patches, ending near 2021.
Is the Galaxy A8 (2018) waterproof?
It carries an IP68 rating, meaning it can withstand dust and brief submersion, which was unusual for a mid-range phone in 2018.
Should I still use a Galaxy A8 (2018)?
Only for basic offline tasks. Without security updates it is not safe as a primary phone for sensitive accounts.
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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.