Samsung rolls out the December 2023 update for Galaxy Z Fold 2 in the US

For a long time, Galaxy Fold users haven’t received any new updates for the device. If we talk about the last update, it received an update back in October with a security update, and then, for some reason, the company didn’t give it the November 2023 patch even though it was eligible for the monthly update, and now it has directly grabbing the December 2023 update.

The December 2023 update is not a significant feature update; instead, it is coming as a security update that will offer several enhancements to the functionalities of the devices. Going into details, the latest update will bring more than 60 fixes, which were added by Google and Samsung. Notably, the patches included by Google have addressed issues with the Android OS, while Samsung’s patches have fixed issues related to Galaxy devices.

The latest update for Galaxy Fold 2 is now available for both locked and unlocked variants, which carry the firmware version numbers F916USQS5KWK1 and F916U1QS5KWK1, respectively.

If you are using locked or unlocked units of Galaxy Z Fold 2 devices in the US, then you can easily install the latest update by following these simple steps: Go to the software update menu from the main system settings, then tap on the download and install option. Wait until it checks for new updates, then tap the download button.

Samsung introduced the Galaxy Z Fold 2 back in 2020 and featured Android 10 preinstalled. The device has come with the promise to get three major updates, and keeping that promise, the device has received these updates in the form of Android 11, Android 12, and Android 13. Now the device is no longer eligible to get any new major updates, but it will get some more security-related updates in the future.