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Samsung Android July 2022 Firmware – Here what’s new & who will receive it
Samsung earlier this year committed to a Software Distribution 4-year Policy by offering up to four generations of One UI and Android OS upgrades on select Galaxy devices.
July has now come to life, and Samsung, one of the companies most attentive to the issue of updates, has already kicked off the release of this month’s update for the various smartphones in its portfolio.
SMR is a maintenance release for major flagship models as part of the monthly Security Maintenance Release (SMR) process. This includes patches from Google and Samsung, mostly for security and privacy purposes.
What’s new
As for the part that Google does, the July security patches introduce the fix for 23 vulnerabilities, three of which are critical (one related to a flaw in the modem software, which made it possible to crash the remote modem).
Moving on to the update part relating to the Samsung interface, according to what we learned, it includes 41 fixes that concern the security of Samsung Galaxy devices.
However, in some cases, frequent operating system upgrades may cause delays in scheduled security updates, but operating system upgrades will include security patches, and updated frameworks when distributed.
Delivery times for security patches may vary by region and model. Some fixes received from chipset vendors (also known as device-specific fixes) may not be included in the monthly security update package and will be bundled along with security update packages when prepared.
These models that will receive the firmware
As for the devices for which the release of this update seems certain, here is the complete list:
- Samsung Galaxy S22 / S22 Plus / S22 Ultra
- Samsung Galaxy S21 / S21 Plus / S21 Ultra
- Samsung Galaxy S21 FE
- Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20 Plus / S20 Ultra
- Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
- Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite
- Samsung Galaxy Fold
- Samsung Galaxy Z Flip
- Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3
- Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2
- Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3
- Samsung Galaxy Note 20 / Note 20 Ultra
- Samsung Galaxy Note 10 / Note 10 Plus
- Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite
- Samsung Galaxy A53
- Samsung Galaxy A52
- Samsung Galaxy A52s
- Samsung Galaxy Xcover Pro / Xcover 5 / Xcover 4S
This update should also arrive for the Samsung Galaxy A13, Galaxy A31, Galaxy A32 4G, and Galaxy A71.
Moving on to tablets, the update should also be released for some of the models of the Samsung Galaxy Tab S and Galaxy Tab A series.
Finally, as regards the timing, the Korean giant will need a few weeks.
When the update is actually available, a notification will inform users. The most impatient can carry out a manual check by going to the Settings menu and entering the section dedicated to updates.
Samsung has been rolling out a new 4G band support update for devices in Europe, which aims to enhance LTE connectivity for smartphones. It has already been rolled out for almost all the popular devices. Now, surprisingly, a new 4G enhancement update has been spotted for older devices as well, including the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy A5.
Notably, the latest updates for the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy A5 are getting new updates with the firmware version numbers G930FPHN8EXD1 and A520FPHNGCXD1, respectively. However, the changelog doesn’t include any details about the update; it repeats similar descriptions, like the standard security patch, which says, “Device stability improvements, bug fixes. New and/or improved features. Further performance improvements.”.
As the company may aim to provide a new band support for 4G TDD, the software is coming with a smaller software package of 16.21 MB, but it is still using the December 2020 security patch, which was the last security patch to arrive for the devices.
In addition to the 4G enhancement, the company may implement minor bug fixes to enhance the stability of the devices. We are currently seeing the update in the Netherlands and anticipate its availability in more countries in the coming days.
If you are using the Galaxy S7 or Galaxy A5 in Europe, then you can easily check for the update by going to the software update menu via system settings. If the update has not arrived on your device, then wait for some time, as it takes time to reach available units.
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Galaxy XCover6 and XCover7 Get Boost: Second April 2024 Update Brings LTE TDD Support to Europe
Samsung is consistently rolling out a new update to the Galaxy device, which aims to enhance network connectivity. The new software is coming under the second April 2024 security patch. After introducing the update to the popular devices, it has started rolling out the update to the Galaxy XCover7 and Galaxy XCover6 Pro.
Samsung Galaxy XCover6 and XCover7 get support LTE TDD
Notably, the Galaxy XCover7 and Galaxy XCover6 Pro are getting new updates with the firmware version numbers G556BXXU2AXD6 and G736BXXU5DXD2, respectively. The update is exclusively available in Europe.
With the new update, the company has rolled out a new band as LTE TDD; however, the company hasn’t provided any details about the changes, but it is expected that the company will improve the overall speeds or provide stable connections to the 4G-enabled devices.
According to the changelog, models purchased in Germany cannot receive signals in LTE TDD bands in the following countries: Belgium, Denmark, Germany, France, Luxemburg, Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Switzerland, Czech Republic.
If you are using the Galaxy XCover 7 or Galaxy XCover 6 Pro in any European country, then you can now update these devices by simply going to the software update menu in the system settings. If the update has not arrived on your device yet, then you have to wait for some time, as it takes time to reach every unit of the devices.
Samsung has recently rolled out an April 2024 security patch update in the Galaxy S23 device. With the last update, it provided security-related enhancements, and now, with the same changelog, the UAE units of the device are getting a second security patch update.
Users of the Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23+, and Galaxy S23 Ultra are receiving new updates with the firmware S911BXXS4CXD8, S916BXXS4CXD8, and S918BXXS4CXD8, respectively.
As mentioned above, the latest update is coming with the same changelog; therefore, it is unclear what’s new with the update. Hopefully, the update will fix some bugs and improve the functionality of the devices. It is worth noticing that the update is coming after Android 14 and One UI 6.1, so the company may fix the internal issues.
On the other side, the company hasn’t published any official information about it, but if you are using the Galaxy S23 device in Middle Eastern countries, then you should update your device to the latest version by simply going to the software update menu, and if it shows the April 2024 security update is available, then tap on the download button.
Informatively, the Galaxy S23 device was launched back in 2023 and comes with Android 13. The latest version of the device has received one major update in the form of Android 14 and also provides the One UI 6.1 update, which has provided several new features. To get up-to-date features, the device will get three more major updates in the future that will enhance the working of the device.
