How long do Huawei phones get updates?
Since losing access to Google services in 2019, Huawei phones run EMUI or HarmonyOS (and the newer Google-free HarmonyOS NEXT) without Google Play or Google apps. Huawei publishes no Samsung- or Google-style pledge of a fixed number of upgrades or years of support. In practice it releases monthly EMUI/HarmonyOS security bulletins across many versions and continues feature updates for recent flagships like the Pura 80 and Mate 70. With no formal long-term promise, treat support duration as best-effort rather than guaranteed; Huawei has no official US retail presence.
Source: documented support history · verified 2026-07-19
Huawei phones losing support in 2026 and 2027
These Huawei phones lose their security updates this year or next — plan a replacement before the date, not after.
Don't buy these new anymore
Their Buy-By date (end of support minus 24 months) has passed — a purchase today gets less than two years of safe use. 25 in total; the worst offenders:
The remaining 16 are in the full list below, each marked with its status.
Every Huawei phone we track
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