Is the Samsung Galaxy J6+ (2018) still supported?
End-of-support date: October 2021.
Support ended
Our estimateOctober 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 J6+ (2018)
How long will the Galaxy J6+ (2018) get updates?
It is end-of-life. The J6+ received a single OS upgrade to Android 9 and its security patches ended around 2021.
Is the Galaxy J6+ fast enough for everyday use?
It is one of the slower J phones thanks to its Snapdragon 425, so expect lag with heavier apps even when it was new.
Should I buy a Galaxy J6+ in 2026?
Only for its big screen as a cheap secondary device; the dated chip and lack of updates make it a poor primary 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.