Samsung introduced the Galaxy S20 lineup back in 2020; it came with Android 10, and as per the older company’s policy, it has also provided updates for at least five years; therefore, the device has received three major updates and reached the limit with Android 13. However, it is still eligible to get some more security updates, which are now continuing.
The Galaxy S20 lineup has started getting new updates as security patches as of November 2023. At the moment, the latest update for this device is expanding in the US for the unlocked variants. Users who own the Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+, and Galaxy S20 Ultra can identify the latest update by the firmware version number G98*U1UES7HWK1. It is worth noticing that the update has already reached the locked units of the Galaxy S20.
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As far as the changelog is concerned, this is a standard security patch update, so it doesn’t bring any new features or novelty for the devices, but it will add some security-related enhancements for the devices; in detail, it will bring more than 60 fixes. More specifically, 49 patches are included by Google, and 15 fixes are added by Samsung, which exclusively enhance the overall performance of the devices.
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Moreover, with all these patches, your device will become more secure and will be able to protect your data from newly defined malware or other external threats. Sometimes these updates are not limited to only security but also bring some other improvements for the devices, so it is always better to keep your device up-to-date.
If you are also using the Galaxy S20 series unlocked variant, then you can now easily update your device by following these simple steps. go to the settings, scroll down to the software update menu, tap on the download and install option, and then wait until it finishes searching and click on the download button when it shows a new update is available.
