Firmware
Galaxy Watch 4 Series One UI Watch 4.5 Beta Firmware: 4th Revision July 2022
Samsung has released the fourth Wear OS 3.5-based One UI Watch 4.5 beta upgrade for the Galaxy Watch4 and Galaxy Watch4 Classic clients. The update brings identifier no. as S/W Version-ZVG3 with Watch4 Manager as 2.2.11.22071211 for Beta, including the firmware no. R860XXU1ZVG3.
The update debuted first in its home country S.Korea & then the USA.
This overhaul brings numerous modern changes, enhancements, and bug fixes & arranged the upgrade for the device’s improved performance.
According to the changelog, this. Users can utilize the unused changes by downloading the bundle estimated at 240.43 MB.
Let us take a look at brief headers for changes first;
- The changelog informs the following changes or improvements;
- Bugs that have been fixed-
- Fixed force closed the issue of permission pop-up when the users add current location in Weather Tile-
- Fixed mismatch problem of connection status between Galaxy Wearable App and BTsetting-
- Fixed ANR problem when checking Samsung Health screen during exercise-
- The fixed time-shaking problem of Stopwatch.
- Stabilized Watchface function.
- Stabilized sleeping mode function.
- Fixed the issue of the Sysui crash.
- Improved the stabilization of the Message App.
- Improved Watch Battery App-Other improvements are applied.
To Summarize;
This is the fourth revision of the Beta, and it emphasizes error & bug fixing, as the improvements were already introduced in the previous versions. This being a Beta version, it was expected of it to have bugs or errors, which should be improved with every revision, including the user feedback.
This update fixes the issue that forces to close permission pop-up when the user adds the current location in Weather Tile and the mismatch problem of connection status between the Galaxy Wearable app and Bluetooth settings.
Samsung One UI Watch 4.5 beta four further comes with fixes for the ANR problem when checking the Samsung Health screen during exercise. Moreover, the time-shaking issue of Stopwatch and the issue of the Sysui crash has also been resolved.
The update also fixes the issue that compels closing permission pop-up when the user adds the present location in Weather Tile. The mismatch problem of connection status between the Galaxy Wearable app and Bluetooth settings has been resolved.
As mentioned earlier, this update also fixes the ANR problem with the Samsung Health screen during exercise, including the time-shaking issue of Stopwatch following the issue fix for the System UI crash.
Further minor tweaks were also applied to Messaging app, Watch Battery app, Watchface function, and Sleeping mode features. This seems to be the end of the road for this Beta to its final destination of a stable version release. To summarize, this update fixes most bugs and errors caused by ANR (application not responding), system crashes, and issues related to communication & aesthetics.
To download this update, users will need the Watch plugin and register with Samsung. We will keep you updated in the future for ant developments. For now, we leave you with the updated changelog screenshots in the link below.
Yesterday, Samsung published the May 2024 security patch details on its official SMR page. Now that the Galaxy S24 devices have received the update, the device users will be the first to experience the new security patch update.
The information indicates that the Galaxy S24 units are currently receiving the update in the US market, with plans to expand to other countries soon. Specifically, the ATT-locked variants of the Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24+, and Galaxy S24 Ultra smartphones are receiving a May 2024 security patch update with the firmware version number S92*USQS2AXD3.
The May 2024 security patch is a part of Google’s Android security maintenance program, so don’t be too excited because it will be limited to bringing some security-related enhancements that are executed under the device backend. However, if the company has addressed any issues that directly link to the user end, then it is also possible that the update may address some other system issues as well.
According to the official documentation, the May 2024 security patch will bring more than 50 fixes, whereas Google has added 31 fixes that address issues related to the Android OS. Meanwhile, Samsung has also added 25 more fixes that eradicate the security vulnerabilities related to the Galaxy devices.
If you are using the US ATT-locked variant of the Galaxy S24 smartphone, you should update it to the latest version. To do that, you just need to go to the system settings and then tap on the software update. If you find that new update available, hit the download button.
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Samsung has recently published the May 2024 security bulletin on its official site. With this documentation, the company is not limited to sharing the software details but also refreshing the scope tab, where it mentions the devices that are eligible to get security updates according to the frequency.
For your information, Samsung has made three lists of devices: one list is named as the current monthly update, the second list includes the quarterly update devices, and the third list is the biannual security update devices. For starters, in the first list, all the devices mentioned are eligible to get updates every month, while the second list holds the devices that are eligible to get four updates per year, and the last one has the devices that are only eligible to get two updates per year.
Samsung follows the policy of giving security patch updates to certain years, so when the device reaches a limit, it is freely removed from the list, or if any device is running in the last year of its retirement, the company changes the frequency of them. The company will make a few changes with the latest May 2024 security patch.
Samsung removes these devices from the update list and also welcomes new ones
Samsung has made strict decisions in terms of its pre-decided software update policy. Now, with the fresh set of changes, the Galaxy A71, Galaxy A31, Galaxy A11, and Galaxy M11 are removed from the list. All four devices have reached their limit; the Galaxy A71 and Galaxy A31 were released back in 2020 with the eligibility of five years of software support, while other devices belonging to the budget range that were released in 2020 are only eligible to get four years of software support.
Apart from removing the device, the company has also welcomed some new devices, including the Galaxy C55 5G and the Galaxy M55 5G. The company has also changed the security of the Galaxy A52 4G (Enterprise model).
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Samsung has officially published the details of the upcoming May 2024 security patch update for Galaxy devices. For your information, with every new security patch update, the company aims to apply new codes that improve the device’s mechanism and make it able to work against external threats. Let’s explore how the May 2024 security patch will enhance the devices’ security.
Samsung One UI May 2024 security patch details
According to the documentation, the May 2024 security brought more than 50 fixes for resolving the issues in the internal functions. In detail, Google has included 31 patches, where 3 issues are addressed under the critical head, 27 issues are addressed under the high head, and 1 is categorized as moderate. For your information, all three heads represent the sensitivity of the issues. Apart from these, Samsung has also added 25 patches that will exclusively enhance the security of Galaxy devices.
Samsung added some more patches for Galaxy devices
As Google provided the patches according to the previously identified issues on the Android devices, Samsung is also doing the same but limitedly for its Galaxy devices. According to the information, there are 25 patches included that will fix several issues on the Galaxy devices. However, the Korean giant doesn’t provide full details about those fixes, but on the basis of the SVE details, the company will address several issues related to existing functions, including secure folders, cameras, bootloaders, DarManager services, and server authentication bypass vulnerabilities identified in several stock services.
Samsung May 2024 security patch-eligible devices
Along with the May 2024 security patch details, Samsung has also shared the scope of the devices eligible for Galaxy devices. In this list, there are some devices listed under the monthly security update eligible devices that will get the May 2024 security patch. Check out all the devices below:
- Galaxy Z Fold2 5G, Galaxy Z Fold3 5G, Galaxy Z Flip3 5G, Galaxy Z Fold4, Galaxy Z Flip4, Galaxy Z Fold5, Galaxy Z Flip5, W23, W23 flip, W24, W24 flip
- Galaxy S20 FE, Galaxy S20 FE 5G, Galaxy S21 5G, Galaxy S21+ 5G, Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G, Galaxy S21 FE 5G, Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22+, Galaxy S22 Ultra, Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23+, Galaxy S23 Ultra, Galaxy S23 FE, Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24+, Galaxy S24 Ultra
- Galaxy Note20, Galaxy Note20 5G, Galaxy Note20 Ultra, and Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G
- Enterprise Models: Galaxy A52s 5G, Galaxy A53 5G, Galaxy A54 5G, Galaxy A55 5G, Galaxy Xcover5, Galaxy Xcover6 Pro, Galaxy Xcover7