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Samsung Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy S10 receiving December 2020 security update

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4 years ago

December 4, 2020

After several flagship devices, Samsung is offering the latest security improvements to more of its Galaxy devices. Likewise, the Galaxy Note 20 and S10 devices are now receiving December 2020 security patch. This latest firmware can be identified with the software versions mentioned below for the particular models.

G970FXXS9DTK9 – Galaxy S10e
G973FXXS9DTK9 – Galaxy S10
G975FXXS9DTK9 – Galaxy S10+
N981BXXU1ATK4 – Galaxy Note 20 5G
N986BXXU1ATK4 – Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G

via – RPRNA

The security patches are aimed to install the latest security patches to protect the devices against threats and maintain your privacy. Despite adding new features this firmware update is limited to the latest security optimizations. So far, Samsung has not released the security bulletin for the month of December but it must be on the way.

Samsung Galaxy S20 devices were the first for getting the December security patch, followed by older flagships Galaxy S9 and S9+. Besides the flagship devices, many other mid-range and budget galaxy device will also join for getting this update in the coming days.

You can check for the software updates manually on your Galaxy devices, to do so:

Scroll down the notification panel and tap on Settings icon
Find the Software updates option
Then click on Download and install

What about One UI 3.0?

Samsung has already started sending stable One UI 3.0/Android 11 update for the Galaxy S20 models in several countries and will soon expand it to other eligible Galaxy smartphones.

Talking about the One UI 3.0/Android 10 updates for the Galaxy S10 and Note 20 smartphones, Samsung is currently releasing beta builds for these devices. And according to the company’s official road map, the One UI 3.0 will hit the Galaxy Note 20 models in the month of December while the S10 users will get this upgrade in January 2021.