LG pledges three years of Android software updates despite quitting smartphone business

Simply days after asserting plans to shut down its loss-making smartphone enterprise, LG Electronics is providing new particulars on how lengthy current clients of its premium telephones can anticipate software program updates.

The South Korean electronics big pledged Thursday to supply two to a few years of software program updates for current clients of premium LG smartphones. The LG Wing, Velvet, G-series and V-series telephone from 2019 and later ought to get three years of Android working system upgrades, LG says, whereas choose 2020 fashions such because the LG Stylo and Okay sequence are set to get two updates.

Learn extra: LG as soon as out-iPhoned the iPhone. Now it is exiting the telephone enterprise fully.

Regardless of a daring historical past of innovation, LG plans to wind down its smartphone enterprise by the tip of July after years of losses. It had struggled to compete for market share towards juggernauts Apple and Samsung, in addition to Chinese language manufacturers like Xiaomi and Oppo which have aggressively expanded internationally.

LG mentioned it can proceed to fabricate smartphones by means of the second quarter to meet contractual obligations to carriers and companions, which means clients can nonetheless purchase LG telephones at present in stock. 

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