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Samsung has released the August 2023 security update for a couple more Galaxy devices. The Galaxy S20 FE 5G and Galaxy Note 20 series are the latest to get the new security patch. The company has already pushed the update to the Galaxy S23 series, Galaxy Z Fold 4, Galaxy Z Flip 4, and a few other models in some regions. The August SMR (Security Maintenance Release) contains fixes for more than 80 vulnerabilities.
The Galaxy S20 FE was the first Samsung device to pick up this month’s security update. The company began the rollout last week but only covered the 4G/LTE model initially. But now, it has expanded the rollout to the 5G model as well. As of this writing, the Galaxy S20 FE 5G is receiving the August SMR in Latin America, the same market where its 4G sibling got the update. A global release should follow in the coming days.
The updated firmware build number for the 5G version of this Fan Edition (FE) phone is G781BXXS7HWG9. First reported by SamMobile, the update is already live in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago, and Uruguay. Samsung’s official changelog confirms that the device isn’t receiving anything more than the latest security fixes, which we will discuss in more detail shortly.
Meanwhile, Samsung is pushing those fixes to the Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy Note 20 Ultra as well. The same publication reports that the update is available in Southeast European countries with the build number N98*FXXS8HWH3 and in China with N98*0ZSS6HWG8. It seems we are talking about 4G models in the former region and 5G models in the latter. A wider rollout should be just around the corner.
Samsung’s August 2023 update patches over 80 security issues in Galaxy devices
Samsung began rolling out the August SMR to Galaxy devices last week, but it hadn’t published the content of the patch back then. We now have the details, and it’s a pretty big one. The latest security release fixes more than 80 vulnerabilities in Galaxy devices. 86, to be precise. 51 of those are Android flaws coming from Google and partners (including two critical issues), while the remaining 35 are Galaxy-specific patches coming directly from Samsung.
As usual, Samsung has fixed issues across various system apps, services, and components in Galaxy devices with the August SMR. These include at least one critical flaw that allowed remote code execution on affected units. If you’re using a Galaxy smartphone, watch out for the latest security update in the coming days. You can manually check for new updates from the Settings app on your phone.