After pushing a massive camera update in August, Samsung is now rolling out the September 2023 security update to the Galaxy S23 series. The latest security patch is currently available for carrier-locked units in the US. More specifically, it’s rolling out for Verizon users. Samsung should expand the release to other carrier variants and unlocked units in the coming days, while simultaneously bringing the update to international markets.
The September update for the Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23+, and Galaxy S23 Ultra on Verizon’s network comes with the firmware build number S918USQS1AWHD. As suggested by the build number and confirmed by the carrier through its official release notes (via), the latest Samsung flagships aren’t getting anything more than this month’s security patch. “The current software update provides the most up to date Android security patches on your device” Verizon’s changelog states.
It shouldn’t be long before Samsung’s September SMR (Security Maintenance Release) is available for the Galaxy S23 trio more widely. The Korean firm revealed yesterday that the latest security patch contains more than 60 vulnerability fixes. More precisely, Galaxy devices are getting 23 Android OS patches from Google, 35 Samsung patches, and 4 Samsung semiconductor patches. At least four of these vulnerabilities were critical ones, Google confirmed.
Samsung has already pushed these security fixes to the Galaxy S22 series and Galaxy A14 5G in some markets. The Galaxy S23 series has now joined the party. If you’re using any of these Galaxy phones, you should get the September SMR in the coming days if you haven’t already. Watch out for a notification promoting you to download the update over the air (OTA). You can also manually check for new OTA updates from the Software update menu in the Settings app.
The Galaxy S23 series may get the Android 14 update in October
The Galaxy S23 series may not be getting any notable goodies with the September update, but a major new update is just around the corner for the latest Samsung flagships. The Korean firm is readying Android 14 for the phones. The big Android update will come along with its One UI 6.0 custom software.
Samsung has already released a couple of Android 14-based One UI 6.0 beta builds for the Galaxy S23 trio. If history is any indication, the stable update should arrive by the end of October. However, Google delaying the public release of Android 14 may push back Samsung’s plans as well. We will keep track of these developments and let you know when we have more information.
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