Another day, another batch of Samsung devices gets the February update. The company has released the latest security patch for the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4 globally, including in the US. The Galaxy Tab S9 series is also picking up the new SMR (Security Maintenance Release) stateside.
Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Flip 4 grab Samsung’s February update
Earlier today, Samsung released the much-awaited first update for the Galaxy S24 series. It brought the February security patch, bug fixes, and performance improvements. While this update has yet to reach the US, we can confirm the availability of the latest SMR for the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4 here.
As of this writing, the new security patch is rolling out to the factory-unlocked variants of the 2022 foldable duo. The new firmware build number for the Fold model is F936U1UES4EXAD, while that for the Flip is F721U1UES4EXAD. The update should soon be available for carrier-locked variants in the US.
The Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4 are also picking up the February security patch in other markets. The build numbers for Korean versions are F936NKSS2EXAF and F721NKSS2EXAF, respectively. For the rest of the world (excluding China and Canada), they are F936BXXS5EXAB and F721BXXS5EXAB, respectively.
Regardless of the build number, the changelog for the update is the same globally. “The security of your device has been improved,” the only entry in Samsung’s official release notes states. This means the devices aren’t getting anything more than this month’s security patch. The February SMR fixes 69 vulnerabilities across all Galaxy devices.
Note that Samsung has already pushed the February update to its third-gen and fifth-gen foldables globally. This leaves the original Flip and the Fold 2 as the only Galaxy foldables left to update. Since these devices are no longer eligible for monthly security patches, they may or may not pick up the latest release.
The new security patch is available for the Galaxy Tab S9 series
The Galaxy Tab S9 series joins the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite in Samsung’s February update party, which already includes dozens of smartphones. Both the flagship lineup and the FE (Fan Edition) models are picking up the latest security patch in the US. The build numbers for the new tablets end with “BXA8”. A global rollout should be just around the corner. Like Galaxy phones, these tablets are also only getting this month’s security fixes with this update.