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Carrier-locked Galaxy Note 20 series now updating to the December 2022 firmware in the US
Samsung is now speeding up the distribution of the December 2022 update and started serving the update to its flagship smartphones. Now company added two years older flagship smartphone to the list, Galaxy Note 20 series.
Currently, the Korean giant is updating the Galaxy Note 20 device in the US region (carrier locked). While the device already got the December 2022 update in Europe last week. Users who own the Comcast locked device can identify the latest update by its firmware version number N981USQS3GVKA and N986USQS3GVKA for Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, respectively.
The December 2022 security patch update doesn’t add any new features to your smartphone but improves system reliability and stability. The new update brings new enhancements for security. According to Samsung’s official documentation, the December 2022 security update includes 93 patches that fix several security vulnerabilities.
Moreover, it provides some bug fixes so the device can run smoothly and securely, So it is better to update your device as soon as possible so you can run all the functions of your device without any lags or clutter.
December 2022 Security Patch Vulnerabilities:
According to the Samsung documentation, the latest patches include the fix to as many as 93 vulnerabilities, 67 of them common to (almost) all Android devices. Of the long list, 5 vulnerabilities are defined as critical, 63 high priority, and 12 moderate. Most of these vulnerabilities affect Galaxy smartphones and tablets with Android 10, Android 11, and Android 12, but some also touch the latest version of the robot. Among the latter, one concerns the RCS system, which would allow malicious actors to access the phone number of an incoming call. It also required action on the vulnerability that would allow access to the contents of the toast notifications of the Personal Area through the Nice Catch app (it is part of the Good Lock package).
Yesterday, Samsung published the May 2024 security patch details on its official SMR page. Now that the Galaxy S24 devices have received the update, the device users will be the first to experience the new security patch update.
The information indicates that the Galaxy S24 units are currently receiving the update in the US market, with plans to expand to other countries soon. Specifically, the ATT-locked variants of the Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24+, and Galaxy S24 Ultra smartphones are receiving a May 2024 security patch update with the firmware version number S92*USQS2AXD3.
The May 2024 security patch is a part of Google’s Android security maintenance program, so don’t be too excited because it will be limited to bringing some security-related enhancements that are executed under the device backend. However, if the company has addressed any issues that directly link to the user end, then it is also possible that the update may address some other system issues as well.
According to the official documentation, the May 2024 security patch will bring more than 50 fixes, whereas Google has added 31 fixes that address issues related to the Android OS. Meanwhile, Samsung has also added 25 more fixes that eradicate the security vulnerabilities related to the Galaxy devices.
If you are using the US ATT-locked variant of the Galaxy S24 smartphone, you should update it to the latest version. To do that, you just need to go to the system settings and then tap on the software update. If you find that new update available, hit the download button.
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Samsung has recently published the May 2024 security bulletin on its official site. With this documentation, the company is not limited to sharing the software details but also refreshing the scope tab, where it mentions the devices that are eligible to get security updates according to the frequency.
For your information, Samsung has made three lists of devices: one list is named as the current monthly update, the second list includes the quarterly update devices, and the third list is the biannual security update devices. For starters, in the first list, all the devices mentioned are eligible to get updates every month, while the second list holds the devices that are eligible to get four updates per year, and the last one has the devices that are only eligible to get two updates per year.
Samsung follows the policy of giving security patch updates to certain years, so when the device reaches a limit, it is freely removed from the list, or if any device is running in the last year of its retirement, the company changes the frequency of them. The company will make a few changes with the latest May 2024 security patch.
Samsung removes these devices from the update list and also welcomes new ones
Samsung has made strict decisions in terms of its pre-decided software update policy. Now, with the fresh set of changes, the Galaxy A71, Galaxy A31, Galaxy A11, and Galaxy M11 are removed from the list. All four devices have reached their limit; the Galaxy A71 and Galaxy A31 were released back in 2020 with the eligibility of five years of software support, while other devices belonging to the budget range that were released in 2020 are only eligible to get four years of software support.
Apart from removing the device, the company has also welcomed some new devices, including the Galaxy C55 5G and the Galaxy M55 5G. The company has also changed the security of the Galaxy A52 4G (Enterprise model).
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Samsung has officially published the details of the upcoming May 2024 security patch update for Galaxy devices. For your information, with every new security patch update, the company aims to apply new codes that improve the device’s mechanism and make it able to work against external threats. Let’s explore how the May 2024 security patch will enhance the devices’ security.
Samsung One UI May 2024 security patch details
According to the documentation, the May 2024 security brought more than 50 fixes for resolving the issues in the internal functions. In detail, Google has included 31 patches, where 3 issues are addressed under the critical head, 27 issues are addressed under the high head, and 1 is categorized as moderate. For your information, all three heads represent the sensitivity of the issues. Apart from these, Samsung has also added 25 patches that will exclusively enhance the security of Galaxy devices.
Samsung added some more patches for Galaxy devices
As Google provided the patches according to the previously identified issues on the Android devices, Samsung is also doing the same but limitedly for its Galaxy devices. According to the information, there are 25 patches included that will fix several issues on the Galaxy devices. However, the Korean giant doesn’t provide full details about those fixes, but on the basis of the SVE details, the company will address several issues related to existing functions, including secure folders, cameras, bootloaders, DarManager services, and server authentication bypass vulnerabilities identified in several stock services.
Samsung May 2024 security patch-eligible devices
Along with the May 2024 security patch details, Samsung has also shared the scope of the devices eligible for Galaxy devices. In this list, there are some devices listed under the monthly security update eligible devices that will get the May 2024 security patch. Check out all the devices below:
- Galaxy Z Fold2 5G, Galaxy Z Fold3 5G, Galaxy Z Flip3 5G, Galaxy Z Fold4, Galaxy Z Flip4, Galaxy Z Fold5, Galaxy Z Flip5, W23, W23 flip, W24, W24 flip
- Galaxy S20 FE, Galaxy S20 FE 5G, Galaxy S21 5G, Galaxy S21+ 5G, Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G, Galaxy S21 FE 5G, Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22+, Galaxy S22 Ultra, Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23+, Galaxy S23 Ultra, Galaxy S23 FE, Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24+, Galaxy S24 Ultra
- Galaxy Note20, Galaxy Note20 5G, Galaxy Note20 Ultra, and Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G
- Enterprise Models: Galaxy A52s 5G, Galaxy A53 5G, Galaxy A54 5G, Galaxy A55 5G, Galaxy Xcover5, Galaxy Xcover6 Pro, Galaxy Xcover7