Smartphones Have Expiration Dates - Upgrade Before Yours Becomes a Security Risk

Smartphones have a limited lifespan, usually 2-5 years before security updates end. You can find your phone's expiration date on its box or in settings.

Using a phone past its expiration date is risky since it won't get security updates to fix bugs and vulnerabilities. This makes your data vulnerable to hackers.

iPhone, Samsung, Google Pixel and Huawei phones tend to last about 4-6, 3-6, 3-5 and 2-4 years respectively before security updates stop.

Websites like endoflife.date make it easy to see when your phone model's security updates will end based on its release date.

To stay secure, stop using phones that are past their expiration date and no longer get security updates. Upgrade to a newer model that will be supported.