Can I update my Galaxy S7 Android 8.0 without jailbreaking it? (because no updates from Samsung).

[likejudo]

Can I update my Galaxy S7 Android 8.0 without jailbreaking it? (no updates available from Samsung or TMobile). My device is unlocked.

I feel Samsung wants us to move on and buy new phones and that's why they stopped issuing updates. But my S7 works just fine. Can I update it myself without jailbreaking it?

 

[hallux]

I feel Samsung wants us to move on and buy new phones and that's why they stopped issuing updates.

Maybe, but it's as much that the manufacturer of the SoC stopped providing support for the chip used to run the device. Without that support the device manufacturer can't update the OS on the device.

But my S7 works just fine. Can I update it myself without jailbreaking it?

In short - no. Updating beyond the manufacturer-supplied updates will require a custom ROM. Those custom ROMs are usually rooted, and you'd need to root the current install in order to install the custom recovery needed to install the custom ROM.

 

[MNMobileGuy]

Can I update my Galaxy S7 Android 8.0 without jailbreaking it? (no updates available from Samsung or TMobile). My device is unlocked.

I feel Samsung wants us to move on and buy new phones and that's why they stopped issuing updates. But my S7 works just fine. Can I update it myself without jailbreaking it?

Nope. About 3 years of updates is pretty standard for Android devices, and the S7 got 4 years, so that's more than the average

 

[mustang7757]

Can I update my Galaxy S7 Android 8.0 without jailbreaking it? (no updates available from Samsung or TMobile). My device is unlocked.

I feel Samsung wants us to move on and buy new phones and that's why they stopped issuing updates. But my S7 works just fine. Can I update it myself without jailbreaking it?

Welcome to AC!
That device got 2 years OS updates, 3 years security updates, new device get 2 to 3 years and 3 to 4 on security . This is normal in phone world.

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! Just a quick tip so that you look cooler to everyone in the community: "jailbreaking" is a specific term for iPhones. The term for Android devices is "rooting." There, you're ten times cooler now.