Really, three years should be the bare minimum at this point Matthew Hughes Mon 10 May 2021 // 17:25 UTC Share Copy The Chinese company is promising at least three years of software and security updates for selected premium devices introduced after July. And? It's underwhelming. When it comes to software updates, most smartphone vendors fare dismally. Three years is a decent figure, on par with the Android One programme, although slightly below what Samsung has provided newer Galaxy devices. But the devil's in the details, or lack thereof. In a spectacularly fluffy piece of marketing*, Vivo avoided the important question of how it'll structure the cadence of OTA patches. Can phone owners expect monthly or quarterly updates? How long will users have to wait between Android system upgrades? We've asked Vivo for clarification.