January 2023 security update for Galaxy S10 Lite reaches the US

Last month, the international variant of the Galaxy S10 Lite received the January 2023 security patch. Now, almost a month later, the carrier-unlocked variant of the Galaxy S10 Lite (SM-G770U1) is also getting the same security update in the US. This is the first update for the phone after receiving the Android 13 OS and […]

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US carrier-unlocked Galaxy S10 gets January 2023 security update

Last month, the Galaxy S10e, Galaxy S10, and Galaxy S10+ received the January 2023 security patch. However, the update was available only for the international variants of the three devices. Today, the company is expanding the January 2023 security patch to the carrier-unlocked variants of the Galaxy S10e, Galaxy S10, and Galaxy S10+. The new […]

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US carrier-locked Galaxy S20 FE 5G gets January 2023 security update

The last software update for the carrier-locked variant of the Galaxy S20 FE 5G in the US (SM-781U) was something major. It brought the Android 13 update (One UI 5.0) with the December 2022 security patch to the device. It was probably the phone’s last major update. Today, the carrier-locked Galaxy S20 FE 5G is […]

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Galaxy XCover 6 Pro gets Android 13 update in the US

The Galaxy XCover 6 Pro is Samsung’s newest rugged smartphone, and the company keeps it up-to-date with the latest software updates. In November, the phone received Android 13 (One UI 5.0) and the November 2022 security patch, but it was limited to European countries. Last month, the phone received the December 2022 security patch as […]

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US-unlocked Galaxy A53 5G picks up January 2023 security update

The international version of the Galaxy A53 5G (SM-A536E) received the January 2023 security patch last month. Today, the carrier-unlocked variant of the device for the US market (SM-A536U1) is also getting the latest security update. The latest software update for the Galaxy A53 5G brings firmware A536U1UEU4BWA5. It packs January 2023 security patch which […]

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Carrier-unlocked Galaxy S20 gets January 2023 security update in the US

The January 2023 security patch reached the Galaxy S20, S20+, and S20 Ultra last month. However, back then, the update was only available for the carrier-locked variants of the devices for the US. Today, Samsung is expanding the January 2023 security patch to the unlocked variants of the Galaxy S20, S20+, and S20 Ultra. The […]

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Galaxy A13 grabs Android 13 update in the US

Last month, Samsung rolled out the Android 13 (One UI 5.0) update to the Galaxy A13 in the international market, and it came with November 2022 security patch. Today, the company is rolling out the Android 13 update with the January 2023 security patch to the device in the US (SM-A135U1). The Android 13-based One […]

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Galaxy S21 gets a new security update but it isn’t February 2023 security patch

Samsung has already rolled out the January 2023 security patch to the Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21+, and Galaxy S21 Ultra. Today, the three phones are getting another software update in the US, and according to the changelog, it improves the security of these devices. Typically, it would mean that the firmware contains a new security […]

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Galaxy A12 Nacho, Galaxy A03s get January 2023 security update

The Galaxy A12 Nacho and the Galaxy A03s were two of the many devices from Samsung that received the Android 13 (One UI 5.0) update last month. Now, the company is rolling out the January 2023 security patch to both devices. The latest security update is rolling out to the Galaxy A12 Nacho’s international variant, […]

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Galaxy A14 5G gets its first software update

Samsung launched the Galaxy A14 5G in India, the US, and a few other markets this month, and the smartphone has now started getting its first software update. In some markets, the device hasn’t even reached consumers, so those buying the device will find the phone ready to install a new update as soon as […]

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January 2023 security update for US-unlocked Galaxy Z Fold 3, Z Flip 3 now available

Yesterday, Samsung rolled out the January 2023 security patch to the carrier-locked version of the Galaxy Z Fold 3 in the US. A couple of hours later, the company pushed the latest security update to the carrier-locked version of the Galaxy Z Flip 3. Now, Samsung has made the January 2023 security patch available for […]

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Galaxy S22 gets January 2023 update in many more countries

Samsung is expanding the availability of its January 2023 security patch to the Galaxy S22 series in more regions. Carrier-unlocked S22 models in the USA were the first to get this firmware update at the beginning of January, oddly enough. And ever since that happened, the update reached more markets at a steady pace. More […]

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Carrier-locked Galaxy Z Flip 3, Z Flip 5G get January 2023 security update in USA

The Galaxy Z Flip was one of the first devices from Samsung to receive the January 2023 security patch. However, the company had only rolled out the latest security update to the international variant. Today, Samsung is expanding the update to the carrier-locked variant of the Galaxy Z Flip 5G (SM-F707U) in the US. The […]

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Galaxy Z Fold 2, Z Fold 3 gets January 2023 security update in USA

Last week, Samsung rolled out the January 2023 security patch to the Galaxy Z Fold 3. However, the update was available only for the international variant of the device. Today, Samsung is expanding the January 2023 security patch to the carrier-locked version of the device in the US (SM-F926U). The company is also offering the […]

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Phone’s camera zoom controls coming to Galaxy Watch 4 with new update

Samsung offers the ability to control the camera on its smartphones through a paired Galaxy Watch. A few days ago, that ability was improved with the addition of zoom controls, and the new feature was first delivered to the Galaxy Watch 5 series. The new feature is also rolling out now to the Galaxy Watch […]

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Galaxy A30 picks up January 2023 security update

The Galaxy A30 has a biannual security update status, which means it is eligible to get two security updates yearly. Well, this year’s first security update for the phone is here. Samsung is rolling out January 2023 security patch to the Galaxy A30. The update is currently available for the phone’s international variant (SM-A305F). The […]

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Galaxy A12’s first biannual update brings January 2023 security patch in the US

Last month, we reported that the Galaxy A12 was receiving December 2022 security patch. However, little did we know that it was going to be the phone’s last quarterly security update. Unfortunately, Samsung has downgraded the Galaxy A12 to a biannual security update schedule, which means the phone will receive only two security updates yearly […]

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Galaxy S21 gets January 2023 security update in the US

The Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21+, and Galaxy S21 Ultra received the January 2023 security patch in the first week of this month. These devices were one of the first from Samsung to get the latest security update. However, back then, the company rolled out the update only to the international variants of the devices. Today, […]

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US carrier-locked Galaxy Note 20 gets served with January 2023 security update

Two weeks ago, Samsung released the January 2023 security update to the international versions of the Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy Note 20 Ultra. Today, the company has released the new security patch to the carrier-locked versions of the Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy S20 series in the US. The latest software update for the […]

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Galaxy M51 gets improved security with new January 2023 update

The January 2023 security patch is now available for dozens of Galaxy smartphones, and now, we can cross the Galaxy M51 off the waiting list. Samsung is rolling out a new firmware update for the Galaxy M51 in a handful of markets, and as you’ve guessed, it brings the January 2023 security patch. The new […]

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