LG will shut down update servers for its Android smartphones on June 30

LG announced just over four years ago that it would depart the smartphone business, and now the clock is running out on any remaining updates for the company’s Android phones.

When LG called it quits for Android smartphones, the company also committed to a few more updates. That included an Android 12 update for select devices, the last major update the company would put out, as well as security updates for at least three years after each device had been released. That three-year cutoff has long since passed for all LG devices, but any devices still floating around out there will soon no longer be able to pull updates.

That’s because, on June 30, LG will shut down the servers for its Android updates.

After that date, LG smartphones still in use will no longer be able to get over-the-air updates from LG or through the LG Bridge application. Android Authority highlighted the shutdown, with LG having announced the shutdown on April 10.

LG’s notice reads as follows (translated and edited for formatting and clarity):

[Notice] Termination of mobile software service

We sincerely thank all customers who have always supported LG Electronics mobile phone products. Hereby, we hereby make the following termination notice for LG Electronics mobile phone software upgrade (FOTA), update center and LG Bridge. The following are the explanations:

• Termination of service: LG Electronics mobile phone software upgrade (FOTA), update center (App service), LG Bridge service (PC Tool)
• Applicable products: All LG Electronics mobile phone products
• Termination date: June 30, 2025 00:00 [Korea time, GMT+9]

After the termination of this service, software upgrade service will no longer be provided. If necessary, please upgrade the software before the termination of service on June 30, 2025. (The termination of service includes all software upgrade services including service center upgrades). Since the APP update service is no longer provided, the default APP deleted during initialization cannot be downloaded.

At this point, it’s rather unlikely that many people are still actively using LG devices, but if you’ve got a device sitting around in a drawer that hasn’t been updated to its final update, now’s the time to get that done.

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