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Samsung Illustrated February 2023 Security Patches: 60 Vulnerabilities Solved & Models
Samsung, one of the world’s leading smartphone makers, recently announced a series of security patches for February 2023. The updates are expected to address several vulnerabilities in various Samsung models and offer greater protection against potential threats.
The February 2023 Android Security Update is here, and it’s full of security fixes! This update includes patches for many vulnerabilities, including five critical, 43 High, 0 moderate & 8 Already included in previous updates, also 4 Not applicable to Samsung devices, level CVEs. Along with Google patches, Samsung Mobile provides 7 Samsung Vulnerabilities and Exposures (SVE) items.
However, the company has already started sending the Android February 2023 security patches and started with the Note series. The update is currently available for a limited market for Galaxy Note 20 users. It will soon expand to other regions as well.
Moreover, Samsung has addressed some security loopholes and variabilities in several functions and apps such as WindowManagerService, UwbDataTxStatusEvent, Secure Folder, Phone application, Contacts, Fingerprint, etc. Samsung claims that all the mentioned apps and functions are now fixed and safe to use, and the company also promises that if there is any bug left apart from this, it will surely fix it in another update.
As always, we recommend that you install this update as soon as possible to keep your device secure.
Which Samsung Galaxy smartphone will get the Android February 2023 patches
In addition to the Google Pixels, the February 2023 security patches are already in distribution starting with Samsung Galaxy Note 20 and Note 20 Ultra, but they will arrive via a software update on many other models, most of them already with Android 13 and One UI 5.0 (waiting for the One UI 5.1). Among the smartphones that will receive the update with the latest security fixes we can mention:
- Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22+ and Galaxy S22 Ultra
- Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21+ and Galaxy S21 Ultra
- Galaxy S21 FE
- Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+ and Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G
- Galaxy S20 FE
- Galaxy S10 Lite
- Galaxy Z Fold4
- Galaxy Z Flip4
- Galaxy Z Fold3 5G
- Galaxy Z Flip3 5G
- Galaxy Z Fold2
- Galaxy Z Flip
- Galaxy W23, W23 flip
- Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy Note 20 Ultra (already in distribution)
- Galaxy Note 10 Lite
- Galaxy A53 5G
- Galaxy A52, Galaxy A52 5G and Galaxy A52s 5G
- Galaxy Xcover Pro, Galaxy Xcover 5 and Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro
The list is probably not exhaustive, as Samsung will update other smartphones and maybe some tablets (despite the updates being quarterly for different models) and smartwatches (Galaxy Watch4, Watch4 Classic, Watch5 and Watch5 Pro). The February 2023 security patch rollout will last a few weeks: keep following us as we will keep you abreast of developments.
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Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra’s May Update Bring Efficient Improvement In Battery Life & Overall Performance
Samsung started rolling out the May update for the Galaxy S24 smartphone in the US, Canada, and Europe. Now the reports point to significant improvements in battery life and overall performance.
After installing the May update on its Galaxy S24 Ultra device, a Reddit user shared his experience, stating that he noticed a dramatic increase in screen-on time. He elaborated on his experience by stating that before upgrading the update, he was getting 4-5 hours of screen-on time on his Galaxy S24 Ultra smartphone. After upgrading, he noticed eight hours of screen-on time with 26% battery remaining.
Apart from the extended battery life, the Reddit user also mentioned a noticeable enhancement in overall performance and inconvenient issues such as app crashes, screen jitters, and slowdowns while multitasking is not appearing, which resulted in flawless functionality and seamless performance.
A user shared the Reddit post on X and stated, “It feels like a brand new phone for him.”
This report is increasing the excitement among Galaxy S24 Ultra users for grabbing the latest May update as it improves battery life and smoother performance. It appears the Galaxy S24 Ultra May update is well-received by users who installed it, with improvements in battery life, performance, and overall stability. However, at the moment, the update is available in limited regions only, but it is expected that soon the brand will expand the update to more regions.
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Samsung is now dispatching the May 2024 security patch for the Galaxy S24 series in the Canada region.
The Samsung Galaxy S24 series has already received the May 2024 security patch in several other regions, including the US and Europe. Now its turn for the Canada region, and it is expected that soon the brand will expand this May patch in more regions.
The update has arrived with its own identification build number, S92*WVLS2AXD3. One can easily download the update since it’s not quite bigger; it just needs 514.33 MB in size.
The update is fixing all the bugs and issues spotted in the previous version, improving safety and security, upgrading stability, and enhancing overall functionality to deliver a seamless and flawless software experience to the users. All the security vulnerabilities get fixed with this update, enhancing the secure experience. For the latest and most up-to-date experience, you should upgrade your device with the latest security patch.
If this May 2024 security update is available in your region, you can easily download it by just following the steps mentioned here: Go to Settings >> About Phone >> System Update >> If the update is available, Download and install. If you haven’t received the update yet, you can wait since the brand is rolling out the update gradually.
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The Samsung Galaxy S21 is receiving a One UI 6.1 update in the United States on Verizon carriers, as well as Unlocked version, but with limited Galaxy AI features.
Samsung draws a line between the Galaxy S21 series and Galaxy AI features, as the device only gets two AI features, including Circle to Search with Google and Chat Assist, with this latest One UI 6.1 software update.
At the moment, the Galaxy S21 series is receiving the One UI 6.1 update in the US on a carrier-locked Verizon network with the identification build number G99*USQUAGXDE.
Whereas, the unlocked Galaxy S21 series models are getting the One UI 6.1 update with the dedicated version number, G99*U1UEUAGXDE.
This update will help to optimize device performance, resolve all known issues that were present in the previous version and were creating a kind of inconvenience, and deliver new features for a seamless experience. Jumping on the Galaxy AI features, the update only brings Circle to Search, which automatically provides information regarding images or text you circled to search, and the Chat Assist feature, which uses AI to help with text messaging.
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