Earlier this month, Samsung began rolling out the October 2025 security patch to eligible Galaxy devices. As this marks the beginning of the final quarter of the year, the company has made changes to the software update schedule for certain devices, including the Galaxy S21 FE, which has now been demoted.Galaxy S21 FE slides down to quarterly software update scheduleSamsung has demoted the Galaxy S21 FE from a monthly to a quarterly software update schedule. This means the phone will now receive a new security update once every three months, unless there is a critical security vulnerability that needs fixing immediately. Earlier, the phone received a new security patch every month.The company made these changes earlier this month. It could also release the fourth and final major Android OS update, Android 16, to the Galaxy S21 FE before the end of this month.Samsung launched the Galaxy S21 FE in early 2022 with Android 12 and One UI 4.0 onboard. It released the Android 13 (One UI 5.0) update to the phone later that year and the Android 14 (One UI 6.0) in late 2023. Earlier this year, the Android 15 (One UI 7.0) update arrived for the device, marking three major Android OS updates.Looking for an upgrade from Galaxy S21 FE?Since the Galaxy S21 FE won’t receive as frequent security patches as it did earlier, you might consider upgrading to a more recent model.If you’re looking to upgrade, you could consider the Galaxy S24 FE or the Galaxy S25 FE. Both phones offer bigger and brighter screens with thinner bezels, a faster processor (Exynos 2400), improved primary rear and front cameras, and bigger batteries.The post Samsung demotes security update schedule for Galaxy S21 FE appeared first on SamMobile.