Abstract
- Samsung is rolling out the primary month-to-month safety patch of 2025 to extra of its Galaxy flagships.
- The January 2025 replace is reside for the Galaxy S23, Z Fold 4, Galaxy S21, and Flip 4.
- The updates handle reported safety vulnerabilities and seemingly don’t convey every other adjustments.
Samsung began the 12 months by releasing the third One UI 7 beta for the Galaxy S24 sequence. Days later, it dropped the January 2025 safety patch for its flagship telephone for customers nonetheless on the secure One UI 6 channel. Persevering with its spectacular tempo of rollout, Samsung has pushed the 12 months’s first month-to-month safety patch to a lot of its flagship units, together with the Galaxy S23, Z Fold 4, and Flip 4.
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For the Galaxy S23 lineup, Samsung’s newest month-to-month replace is rolling out by way of the CXL2 firmware. It’s at present reside in Europe, the US, India, and choose Asian markets. The 380MB replace is unlikely to comprise notable adjustments aside from patches for reported safety vulnerabilities.
The Galaxy S21’s GXLB firmware can also be obtainable for obtain within the US, although not for all main carriers. Even the S21 FE is receiving the construct, bumping it to the January 2025 safety patch. Within the US, the firmware is accessible for obtain on AT&T and Dish Wi-fi networks.
As for foldables, the Z Fold 4 and Flip 4’s January 2025 safety patch is accessible for unlocked models and units on Verizon’s community. Oddly, Samsung has but to push the newest month-to-month patch to the Galaxy S22 lineup regardless of the replace being reside for its predecessor.
Samsung has already revealed the January 2025 bulletin on its safety replace hub, outlining the 25+ vulnerabilities addressed within the new builds. This contains 5 vital vulnerabilities and a number of other safety lapses marked with excessive severity.
You’ll be able to seize the newest firmware on your Galaxy telephone from Settings > Software program replace > Obtain and set up. If the replace just isn’t already obtainable in your area, don’t worry. Its availability ought to increase to your nation within the coming days.
Galaxy S23 sequence
- Galaxy S23: S911BXXS7CXL2, launched January 14th
- Galaxy S23+: S916BXXS7CXL2, launched January 14th
- Galaxy S23 Extremely: S918BXXS7CXL2, launched January 14th
Galaxy S21 sequence
- Galaxy S21 FE: G990USQSEGXL4, launched January twelfth
- Galaxy S21: G991USQSEGXLB, launched January 14th
- Galaxy S21+: G996USQSEGXLB, launched January 14th
- Galaxy S21 Extremely: G998USQSEGXLB, launched January 14th
Galaxy Z Fold 6
Galaxy Z Fold 4
Galaxy Z Flip 4
- Galaxy Z Flip 4: F721U1UES7GXLF, launched January ninth