LG has shut down its smartphone business after facing a lot of losses across the world. The manufacturer has brought in a lot of innovations in the smartphone world. The only problem that LG had was with the pricing and marketing of the smartphones.
Although, the latest mid-range smartphones from the Korean manufacturer feature the set of specifications. The budget Android devices from Chinese manufacturers sell at a low cost.
Although, the Korean manufacturer has come out of the smartphone market around the globe. The company has assured that there will be updates and support provided for devices. The company has given an assurance that they will provide updates and support for their previously launched smartphones.
Besides, the support for smartphones is for up to 3 years. The heavy competition between Apple and Samsung has made the company leave the mobile market.
LG smartphones that are on board for future updates
The LG smartphone manufacturer, despite leaving the smartphone market across the world is continuing to offer software updates for some of its devices.
There were listings found on the official website of LG smartphones in Korea and Germany. Besides, inside these listings, you can find the complete list of LG phones eligible for Android 12 and 13 updates.
The list has even provided the details of the Android 11 update and its route map for providing updates to smartphones. Although, the list includes a range of smartphones from the Korean manufacturer that started with the uniquely designed Velvet 5G. Besides, the Velvet 5G smartphone has started receiving the Android 11 update in some regions around the world.
List of Devices that are on Route map of update
The list even includes other newly launched smartphones in the past couple of years. The devices were the regular LTE Velvet, LG Wing, and G8s as well as the K42 and K52 mid-range devices.
You can find the list below found from Germany’s official website about the Android 11 update and its route map.
| Model | Rollout date | Status |
| Velvet 5G | April 2021 | Completed |
| G8X | Q3 2021 | Testing |
| Velvet (LTE) | Q4 2021 | Testing |
| G8S | Q4 2021 | Testing |
| Wing | Q4 2021 | Testing |
| K52 | Q4 2021 | Testing |
| K42 | Q4 2021 | Testing |
The update list provided on the Korean website for Android 12 and 13 versions of an update is diverse. The list features smartphones that are mostly flagship devices. Besides, these devices from the manufacturer are mostly launched in the past two years span.
Below is the list of smartphones supporting Android 12 and 13 updates:
| Model | Android 12 update | Android 13 update |
| Wing | Eligible | Eligible |
| Velvet (5G) | Eligible | Eligible |
| Velvet (LTE) | Eligible | Eligible |
| V50S | Eligible | Not eligible |
| V50 | Eligible | Not eligible |
| G8 | Eligible | Not eligible |
| Q31 | Eligible | Not eligible |
| Q52 | Eligible | Not eligible |
| Q92 5G | Eligible | Not eligible |
Besides, the lists were provided from German and Korean websites respectively and may vary with different parts of the world. There is no information on updates of smartphones around the world.
Although, the manufacturer has assured the updates for up to 3 years which is a good thing.
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