Galaxy Note 20, Fold 2, and Flip 5G getting August 2023 update in the US

As anticipated, the August 2023 security patch is expanding to more countries; currently, the update is starting to roll out in the US. A few days ago, the new patch update went live for the Galaxy A52 5G. Now, Samsung has rolled out the update to its older high-end devices, including the Galaxy Z Flip 5G, Galaxy Z Fold 2, and Galaxy Note 20 series.

Notably, the latest August 2023 security patch update is now available for both lock and unlock variants of the devices. The latest update doesn’t bring anything new for the devices, but being a security patch, it includes several improvements for the devices.

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According to the latest bulletin from Samsung, the August 2023 security update includes 85 security vulnerability fixesthat resolve several issues found in the Android OS. Within the update, Samsung has also included 35 fixes for the betterment of the devices.

For identification of new updates, you can check the version number of your devices. The carrier-locked variants of the Galaxy Z Flip 5G and Galaxy Z Fold 2 are getting the update on T-Mobile and Sprint with these firmware versions: F707USQS6HWG7 and F916USQS4JWG8, respectively. Meanwhile, the carrier-locked variants of the Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy Note 20 Ultra are getting the update with firmware versions N981USQS5HWG8 and N986USQS5HWG8, respectively.

Moreover, the Unlocked variants of the Galaxy Z Flip 5G and Galaxy Z Fold 2 are getting the update with firmware versions F707U1UES6HWG7 and F916U1UES4JWG6 sequentially. At the same time, the Galaxy Note 20 and Note 20 Ultra devices are grabbing the update with firmware versions N981U1UES5HWG6 and N986U1UES5HWG6, respectively.

The update is released for these devices on the respected carriers; however, it may take time to reach every user, so you have to wait for some time until an update warning notification arrives on your devices. You can also check the update availability manually on your device through the software update menu.