LG’s exit of the smartphone market could leave customers in the lurch - Android

LG is rumored to be exiting the smartphone market, but it seems that with the company exiting the market, it could result in customers being left in the lurch when it comes to future software updates for existing phones.

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LG is rumored to be planning an exit of the smartphone market. While the company did acknowledge they were exploring a potential sale of their smartphone business, it seems that companies just aren’t biting, which has since resulted in new reports suggesting that LG could just shut down their smartphone business and exit instead of finding a buyer.

While it is a pity that this is what things have come to, there could be some bad news for current LG customers. According to a series of tweets from industry insider Tron, it seems that LG’s decision to exit the market could also mean that the company will discontinue all software updates for its existing phones.

… the software updates, it is unlikely to be done in this situation.

It is in many ways unfortunate that the LG phone, which started with the feature phone, ends with the Wing.

Final official statement from LG is expected to be announce next Monday, Korea time. (3/3)

— Tron (@FrontTron) March 29, 2021