Samsung Galaxy S20 series updates with December 2022 patches in Europe

Earlier this month, Samsung has to start dropping the monthly security update in the Galaxy S22 of the Series lineup. But for December 2022 security update company has chosen the Galaxy S20 device this time. However, the update is currently available in some European regions.

In particular, to receive the update in question are the Samsung Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+ and Galaxy S20 Ultra marketed in Europe, the second to be able to count on the security patches of December 2022 (released a little late compared to the manufacturer’s programs, as the company is currently focusing on updating to Android 13).

The December 2022 security patches contain resolutions for 67 vulnerabilities found in Android smartphones and 26 vulnerabilities related to Samsung Galaxy series phones and tablets (5 are marked as critical, 63 are rated high priority and 12 moderate priority). You can find the bulletin published by Samsung on the official website by following this link.

December 2022 security update does not bring any new major features, but it includes several bug fixes that improve the performance and stability of the device. As per the changelog, it also includes some minor new features as well as enhances the existing features. However, Samsung hasn’t revealed them specifically. Moreover, the update will refresh your device as well as optimize it so it can run smoothly.

The latest update comes with the firmware version numbers G981BXXSFGVK7, G986BXXSFGVK7, and G988BXXSFGVK7 for the Galaxy S20 5G, Galaxy S20+ 5G, and Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G, respectively. According to Sammobile, the December 2022 security update is available in several European countries such as Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Southeast Europe, Spain, Switzerland, the Baltic region, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, and the UK.

The December 2022 security update is currently available for the 5G variant of Galaxy S20 series devices. And it will be available for the LTE variant soon.