the January security updates for the A3 (2017), Galaxy Note 5 and other Samsung smartphones are on today's daily firmware updates list, so just pick the right model, go through our tutorial and begin updating your smartphone right now.
We might be nearing the end of the month, but there's still a week left in it and Samsung has decided to make full use of it by sending out the January security update to as many of its devices as possible before the month ends. The latest news is about the Galaxy A3 (2017) which was reported to have started receiving the update a few hours ago in many of the European nations. Some of the countries confirmed to be receiving the same are Romania, Portugal, Slovakia, Luxembourg and Switzerland. This doesn't mean you can't be receiving the update via OTA in other nations in the European region by any means, so do check your A3 (2017) wherever you are, just to be sure.
If you own the SM-A320FL, the firmware version shipped out to you via OTA should be A320FLXXS2BRAA. As with every other of Samsung's January update, it fixes 13 of the overlying UI issues and multiple Android OS related security threats. Check out our daily list for the day if you don't want to wait and try the firmware out by manually flashing it yourself.
Saikat Kar (tech-enthusiast)
We reported yesterday that the Note 8 had started receiving this month's security update and now another one of Samsung's Note devices are up on the list for the same. The Galaxy Note 5 is still one of the best Note devices in Samsung's arsenal and firmware version N920CXXS4CRA1 is all set to make it more secure than ever before.
In case you are wondering which regions are getting the update, it's a mouthful! Nevertheless, they happen to be mostly African and Middle-Eastern countries such as the UAE, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Nigeria, etc. The only South Asian country reported to get the January security update for the Galaxy Note 5 (SM-920C) is Pakistan. Wherever you are though, if the update is released in your region, you should be getting a prompt anytime now.
The update will fix six critical Android OS related security issues and multiple other less threatening vulnerabilities in the OS. As always, Samsung has also bundled in some of their own fixes, which happens to be 13 at the moment. Do check out today's daily firmware updates list if you want to manually flash the update without having to wait for the OTA push.
Head over to our firmware section to find all the latest available updates for your Samsung smartphones and tablets.
Saikat Kar (tech-enthusiast)
Old and new Samsung Galaxy Note models are on today's daily firmware updates list, so just pick the right firmware, go through our tutorial and begin updating your smartphone right now. In case you don't have a Note device, don't worry because we have the latest updates for just about every Samsung handset out there at our firmware section.
We are no longer surprised these days to see Samsung's latest flagship handsets being updated after low-mid range handsets form the company, because that's the route which the OEM had followed lately. However, we do not blame the company for this. As far as I can tell, it's simpler, faster and easier to roll out these security updates for the lower-end handsets and Samsung has decided that they will not hold up critical security updates for any of their devices, just for the sake of updating the costlier sets first. If that is truly the case then it's a noble approach and I can respect that. Keep in mind that this is speculation only and not exactly a fact!
As per the latest report by SamMobile, the update is only rolling out in France at the moment and the size of the file is huge! It's a 707MB update so make sure that you are connected to your Wi-Fi before starting the download. This almost makes you wonder what that patch brings alongside the 13 Samsung exclusive fixes and multiple Android OS related vulnerabilities. Interestingly, the source reports that the changelog doesn't mention anything about that at all, strangely enough! Do keep us updated if you see the January security patch making its way on devices outside France as well.
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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