topic Re: Security Patch Updates??? in Fold & Flip Phones

Security Patch Updates???

rjs_prods_mi2 — Sun, 25 May 2025 08:57:46 GMT

May 1st update, not available until May 25th! One week away from June 1st-Security Patch. Same thing happened the past couple months. 🤦‍♂️ If Samsung is going to be this late each time, just make the patch updates available on the 25th of each month. Listing the update as (1st) but not actually available for download until the end of the month, when a new monthly patch is expected a week later, just looks weird.

Re: Security Patch Updates???

Oxford — Sun, 25 May 2025 09:39:24 GMT

Where have you found information Samsung saying security patch updates will be available on the 1st of the month? I believe their terminology is the update is labeled as the May 1st update, but it doesn't say that it's going to be available on May 1st. I don't believe there's anywhere Samsung says updates will be available on the first of the month.

Re: Security Patch Updates???

rjs_prods_mi2 — Sun, 25 May 2025 09:50:35 GMT

This is what I'm trying to understand as I'm new to Samsung mobile devices. Why does it show after each update: Security Patch Level (Month) 1st if the patch isn't available for download until 3 weeks later? Then the following week, a new month begins. That doesn't appear awkward to anyone?

Re: Security Patch Updates???

realaud — Sun, 25 May 2025 11:47:37 GMT

The security patches carry the first of the month date, because it is the security patch for that month. I can come down any time between the first day of the month to the last day of the month. The date is for consistency. Wouldn't be very good to have the January 15th, February 2, March 25, etc. update.

Re: Security Patch Updates???

RedOregon — Sun, 25 May 2025 11:50:35 GMT

The patches are released by big daddy Android around the first of the month. It takes time for each phone provider to test and tweak to be sure that the patches work with their specific versions on all of their devices. If they rushed it, there would be bugs, which no one wants.

Re: Re: Security Patch Updates???

rjs_prods_mi2 — Sun, 25 May 2025 12:21:31 GMT

Alright, thank you Red-O. I have more understanding. Such a vast contrast between One UI and Stock Android (which I miss, heavily)

Re: Security Patch Updates???

realaud — Sun, 25 May 2025 12:21:37 GMT

That, too.

Re: Security Patch Updates???

meself — Sun, 25 May 2025 15:45:33 GMT

The 1st is date given for the update not when you will get it theres actually 2 uodate versions most will get the 1st version

Re: Re: Security Patch Updates???

rjs_prods_mi2 — Sun, 25 May 2025 15:55:35 GMT

Thank you, Meself 😃👍 I'm just going through a learning-curve. New to Samsung

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meself — Sun, 25 May 2025 16:30:37 GMT

Goto settings than at bottom about phone tap software information at bottom there's us your patch or current one tap that takes you to Google page first folder there security bulletin tap that than month and tells what's being fixed it also tells the difference on the 2 dates but general rule of thumb and depends on your model a uodate can be first or 2nd week of month but occasionally it can be towards end

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rjs_prods_mi2 — Sun, 25 May 2025 16:56:29 GMT

Yeah, it was confusing when this month is almost over, to just get a May 1st update this morning...lol. But how you explained it makes sense now.

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meself — Sun, 25 May 2025 17:48:30 GMT

Updates can be later but tend to follow pattern on release you will notice as get others general tome frame middle of month is when I ten to check if i haven't gotbit by than