Samsung’s software updates continue, as right after pushing the October 2024 security update to the carrier-locked Galaxy S23, S22, and S21 series; S23 FE; and Galaxy Z Fold 5, Z Flip 5; the company is now distributing the security patch to the unlocked variants of all the aforementioned phones in the US.
To begin with the Samsung Galaxy S lineup in particular, the October 2024 security update is now being distributed to the carrier-unlocked Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23+, and Galaxy S23 Ultra that can be identified with the S911U1UES4CXI4, S916U1UES4CXI4, and S918U1UES4CXI4 firmware versions, while the Galaxy S23 FE carries the S711U1UES5CXJ1 version.
The Galaxy S22 series, including the Galaxy S22, S22+, and S22 Ultra, comes with the S901U1UES6EXJ1, S906U1UES6EXJ1, and S908U1UES6EXJ1 build numbers, while the Galaxy S21, S21+, and S21 Ultra carry the G991U1UESDGXJ1, G996U1UESDGXJ1, and G998U1UESDGXJ1 versions.
Lastly, the carrier-unlocked Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Z Flip 5 have the F946U1UES4DXI9 and F731U1UES4DXI9 version numbers.
Perhaps the October security update has no new features or changes; it brings some significant improvements to the device’s overall security, fixes various bugs and other flaws, resolves known issues, and applies the latest security patches all while protecting the device from several external threats and offering a more safe and secure experience to the Galaxy users.
Besides, the update further integrates plenty of enhancements in overall system stability and performance, brings device optimizations, and delivers much improved features that in turn will help users to have a smooth, stable, bug-free, and optimized software experience.
