Update the smart phone now. Soon, you will not be able to do so

When he left LG Smart phone Industry in 2021, the company Setting a three -year plan To continue customer support with new updates for qualified phone models. Although this support lasted for a little longer than the time it was pledged, LG finally closed smartphone updates on June 30.

At the end of June, LG smartphones will not be able to install anything new Android OS updates. This means that you will be limited to the latest version that you downloaded before closing the servers.

Even if you are downloading before stopping the servers, you can only upgrade to Android 12 or Android 13 and download any missing safety corrections, depending on your device.

LG also closes the LG Bridge PC app. This program allows you to manage your phone calls, pictures and videos on the desktop. More importantly, the application interacts with smart LG phones to create backup copies of data and install software updates. LG Bridge will also be set on June 30.

LG maintained the servers of updating the “past in the date of model use”

Avi Greengart, mobile analyst and Head of TechsponentialLG says that LG has kept the lights for a fairly long light in an environment in which consumers usually upgrade their devices every two or three years. However, tell CNET that today’s phones are used for a longer period than before – they get more support as well.

“Companies like Samsung returns to update both the operating and safety system for up to eight years, which means that (those phones) will get new features in the future,” said Grengart.

LG decision to end support for its smartphones will affect a “small number of users”, according to Greengart. Users are recommended to upgrade their phones when they stop receiving safety updates.

While many modern phones outperformed technology in ancient LG models, Greengart said that some customers are adhering to their devices due to unique LG design features such as placing a rear fingerprint reader and double -cover screens on the screen.

Greengart suggests that these clients are looking for alternatives that provide “Safe Faculty ID or fingerprint readers on the side power button” and “big phones from Samsung and Google in the United States, along with Oppo and Honor in the markets where these are sold.”

A representative of LG did not respond to a request for comment.