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A couple of days back, Samsung released the September security update for the Galaxy Z Fold 5, Galaxy Z Flip 5, and the Galaxy Note 20 series. The initial rollout covered the devices in some international markets, including Europe. The company has now expanded it to the US.
As of this writing, Samsung is pushing the latest security patch to the factory-unlocked variants of the Galaxy Z Flip 5 in the US. The update comes with the firmware build number F731U1UES1AWI1 and is available widely on most networks, including Verizon, T-Mobile, Xfinity Mobile, Dish, metro, Comcast, US Cellular, Bluegrass Cellular, Nextech, and more. The Korean firm should soon roll out the update to carrier-locked variants of the new Flip model.
The Galaxy Z Fold 5, on the other hand, is receiving the update on both carrier-locked and unlocked units. The new firmware versions for the bigger foldable are F946USQS1AWI1 and F946U1UES1AWI1, respectively. While the rollout is live on most networks for unlocked units, we can currently only confirm its availability on T-Mobile and Metro networks for carrier-locked units. It shouldn’t be a much longer wait for users on other networks, though.
Coming to the Galaxy Note 20 series, Samsung is once again beginning with a wide rollout for unlocked variants. The last Note-series phones are receiving this update with the build number N98*U1UES5HWHC. The Korean firm will push the September SMR (Security Maintenance Release) to the carrier-locked variants of the duo in the coming days. As said earlier, all of these phones are already receiving this update in international markets.
Galaxy devices are getting over 60 security fixes with the September update
The latest update for the Galaxy Z Fold 5, Galaxy Z Flip 5, and the Galaxy Note 20 series in the US doesn’t bring anything notable for users. Not even those system stability and reliability improvements that Samsung pushed to the European versions of the two foldables, at least that’s what the official changelog says. It only mentions security fixes for this month.
However, those security fixes are important too. Samsung has patched 62 vulnerabilities across the Galaxy family this month. The September SMR for its Android products contains at least four critical fixes coming from Google. It patches four Exynos flaws as well, along with 35 Galaxy-specific security issues. If you’re using a Galaxy device, check for new updates and install it if available. You can check for updates from the Software update section of the Settings app.