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vivo have begun rolling out the July 2026 security patch to their global models of the X Fold3 Pro. Along with the patch a number of features have been upgraded, as detailed in the screenshot, below.

vivo have begun rolling out the June 2026 security patch to their global models of the X Fold3 Pro. Along with the patch a number of features have been upgraded, as detailed in the screenshot, below.

vivo have also released a separate update for the X Fold 3 Pro's earbuds app which I received when I connected my Samsung Earbuds. HEADS UP: Depending on your make and model of earbuds, you may need to reconnect them after the update. (See screenshot)

vivo have begun rolling out the Mayl 2026 security patch to their global models of the X Fold3 Pro. Along with the patch is the EasyShare feature, as detailed in the screenshot, below.

In a nutshell... this phone is blooming great! Uncharacteristically for me, I have held on to the vivo X Fold 3 Pro for 21 months, since the launch of the global model, quite simply because I have not found a phone that can better it for my usage. My original concerns about this phone were...

vivo have begun rolling out the April 2026 security patch to their global models of the X Fold3 Pro. Along with the patch are a few other optimisations, as detailed in the screenshot, below.

vivo have begun rolling out the March 2026 security patch to their global models of the X Fold3 Pro. Along with the patch are a few other optimisations, as detailed in the screenshot, below.

Nothing, other than the Samsung changelist in post#7.

So did I @olbriar, so did I. See post #3... JANUARY 2026 update. EoL for the S21 series?

Weird! Just had the update on my S21 Ultra, G988B, and I cannot see what the update is for as the security patch remains at 1 January 2026. Changelog

vivo have begun rolling out the February 2026 security patch to their global models of the X Fold3 Pro. Better late than never, it is simply the security patch and may have been delayed because of the Chinese New Year celebrations. See screenshot for details...

The Exynos S21 Ultra, G998B, is still my back-up phone and I would like to extend its life with a custom ROM that gets regular Google Security patch updates but sadly such ROM's are few and far between. Ideally, a custom ROM from Lineage would be my first choice but no such luck so far. :cry:

Samsung have begun rolling out their January 2026 update. As the S21 series celebrated its 5th birthday a few days ago, (29 Jan 2021), and the S21 series has reached its official EoL, (End of Life), this looks to be the last update, security or otherwise, for these devices. On a personal note...

vivo have begun rolling out the January 2026 security patch to their global models of the X Fold3 Pro. This update also has optimizations for Android 16 as detailed in the screenshot.

vivo have begun rolling out the December 2025 security patch to their global models of the X Fold3 Pro. This update also has Themes, Multimedia and App optimizations for Android 16 as detailed in the screenshot.