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Samsung‘s May 2023 update is available for the Galaxy S23 series in the US. The company has started pushing the new security patch to the carrier-locked variants of its latest flagships stateside. Users with a factory-unlocked unit should also get this update soon. The new SMR (Security Maintenance Release) has already been rolled out in most international markets.
Samsung first released the May SMR for the Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23+, and Galaxy S23 Ultra a couple of days back. It initially covered units in Europe and Asia, before expanding the rollout to Australia and surrounding regions. Today, the May update has reached Galaxy S23 users in the US as well. SamMobile says carrier-locked units are receiving this update with the firmware build number S91*USQS1AWC9. It should be a similar build number for unlocked units as well.
The Galaxy S23 series don’t seem to get getting camera fixes with the May update
Like in other regions, the latest update for the Galaxy S23 trio doesn’t seem to bring anything notable apart from this month’s security fixes. There have been rumors of Samsung improving the camera performance of the phones with an update in May. It is also expected to fix a few issues. However, those goodies seemingly aren’t part of this release. The company may push another update in the coming weeks or have delayed those changes until June. We will let you know when we have more information.
As far as the content of the May SMR is concerned, Samsung says the latest security patch fixes more than 70 vulnerabilities. Over 50 of those are Android OS patches coming from Google or the respective vendors of the affected services. The remaining 20-odd patches are Galaxy-specific and come directly from Samsung. The Korean firm patched at least two critical vulnerabilities this month. The Android OS patches include four critical flaws and several dozen high-severity issues.
All of these security enhancements will reach the Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23+, and Galaxy S23 Ultra users globally within the next few weeks. You may receive a notification when the OTA (over the air) update hits your unit. Alternatively, you can go to the Settings app, scroll down and select Software update, and then tap on Download and install to manually check for new updates. If an update is available, you can download it right away. If not, wait for the notification or check back a few days later.