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Samsung has begun rolling out the July 2023 Android security patch to the Galaxy S20 series. The company has released the latest security update for both 4G and 5G versions of its 2020 flagships. It has already updated every other flagship model, including foldables, and select premium mid-range models launched since 2019 to the July SMR (Security Maintenance Release).
The latest update for the 4G/LTE versions of the Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+, and Galaxy S20 Ultra comes with the firmware version G98*FXXSIHWF7. The update is available in India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. Samsung’s changelog mentions nothing apart from this month’s security fixes. The company will soon expand the release to other markets. The 4G versions of the 2020 Galaxy flagships were sold pretty much everywhere except the US.
Samsung only sold 5G versions of the phones stateside. Unfortunately, those are still missing the July update. As of this writing, the 5G-enabled Galaxy S20 phones are picking up the July SMR in Europe only. The new firmware build number is G98*BXXSIHWF6, and the official changelog is barebones once again. There’s nothing to look forward to here apart from the latest security patches.
That said, the July SMR contains plenty of security fixes. Samsung’s updated security bulletin mentions no less than 90 of them. Over 50 of those were Android OS patches, with Google classifying three patches as “critical.” They could allow remote code execution without requiring additional privileges if a threat actor exploited them in the wild. The remaining 40-odd patches concern security flaws specific to Galaxy devices.
The Galaxy S20 FE and Fold 2 are getting the July update widely
Alongside updating the Galaxy S20 series to the July SMR, Samsung is also widely rolling out the latest security patch to the Galaxy S20 FE and Galaxy Z Fold 2. The former started picking up this update earlier this month, with users in Latin America getting the nod ahead of others. The Korean firm is now pushing the July SMR to the device in other markets as well. Depending on your device’s model number and cellular version (4G or 5G), the new firmware build number is G780GXXS6EWF3, G780FXXSDFWG3, or G781BXXS7HWF3.
The Galaxy Z Fold 2 also received the July SMR early in the month, but the rollout was limited to the US. Samsung has finally released the update in the rest of the world. Users in Latin America are getting the latest security patch with firmware version F916BXXS3JWG1. That for users in other markets is F916BXXS3JWF3. Samsung isn’t pushing anything apart from the new security fixes to the foldable. As usual, you can check for updates from the Settings app on your Galaxy smartphone.