While the design of the Galaxy S7 is "classic," and you still have the home button, the S7 just doesn't make sense in 2019. Instead, we recommend swinging for the Galaxy S8 as you get one of the best designs in the business, along with specs that will last for a while.
Samsung provides monthly security updates to its flagship phones for up to three years, after which they usually stop receiving security updates. The Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge, both of which were launched in February 2016, are continuing to receive security updates even in their fourth year.
Four years after their launch, the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge are officially cut off from software support from Samsung. Both phones were on a quarterly Security update cycle and received the March 2020 security patch just last month but are now nowhere to be found on Samsung's Android Security Updates device database.
Samsung Galaxy S7 was Samsung's 2016 flagship phone with very powerful hardware and the best camera at that time. Even in 2019 the phone will perform very well, however this device being already received two major Android OS upgrades, won't receive any more major upgrade.
No. The S7 will not get Android 9 Pie from Samsung officially. If you want Pie, you need a custom unofficial ROM, but that's the beauty of Android.
For Samsung phones running Android Oreo / Nougat
- Open Settings from the app drawer or home screen.
- Scroll down to the bottom of the page.
- Tap Software update.
- Tap Download and install to manually initiate an update.
- Your phone will connect to the server to see if an OTA update is available.
The Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge are allowed on flights. The Galaxy Note 7 with faulty batteries was banned from being carrying on an airplane. There were faulty batteries in almost every Note 7 variant which used to explode. Though Samsung recalled all of the units, some people decided to keep theirs with them.
Why the Galaxy S7 isn't the right buy in 2019
In our original review, we gave the S7 good marks for providing a great camera, and "excellent refinement of the GS6." However, software features, carrier bloatware, and the lack of future-proofing made it tough to really recommend the Galaxy S7.Here's how much your old Samsung Galaxy phone is worth now
| Model | Original price | Flipsy resale value |
|---|
| Galaxy S6 Edge (2015) | $700 | $100 |
| Galaxy S7 (2016) | $669 | $110 |
| Galaxy S7 Edge (2016) | $779 | $135 |
| Galaxy S8 (2017) | $750 | $242 |
Of course, it's 2019 now, and the Galaxy S7 has been superseded by the Galaxy S8, Galaxy S9 and Samsung Galaxy S10, but given this phone's ever lower price it's still worth taking a look at the Samsung Galaxy S7 for your next smartphone purchase.
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge (codename: hero2lte) came out of the box with Android 6.0 Marshmallow and later upgraded to Android 8.0 Oreo. This device has already received two major OS upgrade. You can check out the List of Android 9 Pie Samsung Supported Devices.
No, it still doesn't look like the Samsung Galaxy S7 will receive Android 9.0 — even though the handset was seemingly certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance running the firmware on Thursday.
Samsung's cut security support for a number of its phones so people on a Galaxy S7 or older will not get regular patches, potentially leaving them vulnerable to hackers for months at a time. The change means you may want to upgrade to a newer phone if you're still using a Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S Edge.
The official name of Android Q is now here. Google announced that new Android version or Android Q will be officially known as Android 10. Until now, Google named previous Android versions before desserts.
Samsung Galaxy S7 (codename: herolte) came out of the box with Android 6.0 Marshmallow and later upgraded to Android 8.0 Oreo. You can check out the List of Android 9 Pie Samsung Supported Devices. But you can install the Android 9.0 Pie Custom ROM based on AOSP (Android Open Source Project) on Samsung Galaxy S7.
Android 10 for Pixel devices
Go to Settings > System > System Update to check for the update. Pro tip: If you want the Android 10 update straight away, opt into the beta, and then the final version will immediately arrive.
