The BlueBorne security threat had been bugging Android, iOS and Windows devices for quite a while now but full marks must be given to Samsung because they had been patching their old and new handsets against the vulnerability even before it became public knowledge. The Galaxy S8 and S8+ were slightly late to the party because less premium handsets had been given the necessary security update before them. Nevertheless, the two flagship smartphones had started to receive their security patches in the last few days in Europe and now the same update has also reached India.
The update will come in at 476.55MB and should carry the build number G955FXXU1AQI7 with it. In case you are wondering, this OTA package does not include the September security update from Google in it, which means that Samsung will likely skip it and move straight to pushing out the October security update later in October. We recommend downloading and installing the update as soon as possible because the BlueBorne security threat is a serious issue that can leave your phone vulnerable to attacks from any hacker with the knowhow as long as the Bluetooth on your handset is active.
Head over to our firmware section to find all the latest available updates for your Samsung smartphones and tablets.
Saikat Kar (tech-enthusiast)
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Samsung has not been able to roll out the security patch for September yet for some reason, but they have been rolling out the BlueBorne patch for all its devices sincerely. One would think that the S8 and the S8+ would be higher on the priority list, but Samsung rolled out the patch to a lot of other older and less premium handsets first. That is not necessarily a bad thing though and at the end of it all, the good news is that the patches for the S8 and the S8+ are finally here after all.
The update is a huge one at almost half a gigabyte (476.63MB) and as of now it's only rolling out in the European region (Netherlands mainly). Alongside patching the infamous BlueBorne bug, it also brings improvements to wireless charging and the navigation bar apparently.
Head over to our firmware section to find all the latest available updates for your Samsung smartphones and tablets.
Saikat Kar (tech-enthusiast)
New updates for your old smartphones are here and don't think the ones you see on this list are the only ones we have got. Head over to our firmware section to see much more. Also, check out the tutorial we have for you to guide the new user. It will teach you how to use Odin3 and flash Android firmware manually onto your Samsung smartphones.
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