Samsung Drops Support for Galaxy A04e and Galaxy M04
Galaxy A04e and Galaxy M04 Reach End of Software Support
Samsung has officially dropped two entry-level smartphones from its future update schedule, ending four years of regular security coverage for the devices, samsungmagazine.eu reported. The Galaxy A04e and the Galaxy M04 no longer appear on the manufacturer’s roster for quarterly or monthly security patches. Both handsets entered the market in late 2022 and have now fulfilled the four-year update window promised by the manufacturer at launch.
The Tech TL;DR:
- Samsung removed the Galaxy A04e and Galaxy M04 from its active software update directory following the November 2026 security bulletin.
- Both models will no longer receive regular OS patches or security updates from the manufacturer, shifting baseline protection entirely to Google Play system updates.
Rely on Modest MediaTek Chipsets and Limited RAM
Released on November 7, 2022, the Galaxy A04e and its sibling the Galaxy M04—launched on December 16, 2022—were built around modest internal hardware. Both devices rely on the MediaTek MT6765 Helio P35 chipset manufactured on a 12-nanometer process. Memory configurations on the handsets range strictly between 2 GB and 4 GB of RAM, depending on the specific regional build. While the processors handle basic daily tasks, they lack the computational headroom required for modern resource-intensive software or on-device machine learning workloads.
# Device Hardware Profile
SoC: MediaTek MT6765 Helio P35 (12 nm)
CPU: Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
RAM: 2GB / 3GB / 4GB
Release Window: Q4 2022
Support Termination: November 2026
Transition to Google Play Security Services
Although existing mobile applications will continue to operate normally on both smartphones, the absence of vendor-supplied system patches exposes the underlying software to unmitigated vulnerabilities. Following the cutoff, system-level security management falls entirely to Google via automated Google Play updates. Because rare critical threats may still receive exceptional patches from the manufacturer, general daily protection depends on application-layer updates rather than core OS defenses.
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