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Samsung has begun rolling out the August 2023 Android security patch to Galaxy devices. This month, the Galaxy S20 FE has earned the distinction of being the first to pick up the latest security update. Neither Google nor Samsung has detailed the content of the new SMR (Security Maintenance Release).
As of this writing, the August security update is available for the 4G/LTE version of the Galaxy S20 FE in a handful of Latin American countries. All-things-Samsung publication SamMobile first spotted the rollout, which is now live in Bolivia, Brazil, Guatemala, Panama, Paraguay, and Trinidad & Tobago.
The latest update for the Galaxy S20 FE (LTE) in the region comes with the firmware build number G780GXXS6EWG9. Samsung’s official changelog states that the device isn’t getting anything apart from this month’s security fixes. Unfortunately, as said earlier, we don’t yet have the patch details.
Google will probably publish the content of the latest ASB (Android Security Bulletin) on Monday. Samsung will subsequently update its monthly bulletin with those details, adding details about the Galaxy-specific vulnerabilities it fixed this month. As usual, the August SMR for Galaxy devices should bring several dozen vulnerability patches, including a handful of critical ones.
While we wait for the patch details, Samsung may be already preparing to expand the availability of the August update for the Galaxy S20 FE to other regions. The LTE version didn’t arrive in the US but the Korean firm did launch the phone with 5G connectivity stateside. The company will also soon release the August SMR for other Galaxy devices, including the Galaxy S23 series.
If you’re using the Galaxy S20 FE or any other Galaxy phone, you can manually check for new software updates from the Settings app. Go to the Software update menu and tap on Download and install. Wait until the device finishes looking for new updates. If it doesn’t find any, check again a few days later.
The Galaxy S20 FE will not get the Android 14 update
Galaxy S20 FE users may be getting the August security update ahead of everyone else, but they don’t have major feature updates lined up for them in the future. Launched with Android 10 in the second half of 2020, this phone will not get Android 14. It will end its life on Android 13, which it picked up late last year. For those looking to upgrade, Samsung seemingly has the Galaxy S23 FE coming in a month or two. Stay tuned for its official launch.