If you are one of the over billion people on the planet who use a Samsung device, you should be on the lookout for an all-important update. Samsung is putting out a number of fixes, including one from Google which has been marked as ‘critical’, The Sun reports.
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It is believed that a total of 32 fixes are considered high-priority, meaning you should update your device when the latest Android update becomes available. The fixes consist of 18 from Samsung and 32 from Google, which provides the operating system (Android) used by Samsung devices.
As is typical of how the tech giant operates, the updates are being rolled out region by region. At the moment, users who use LTE variants of the devices across some European countries have been provided with the update. These countries include Albania, Germany, Greece, Poland, Portugal, Tom Ukraine, Southeast Europe, Kazakhstan, the Baltic region, the Netherlands, and Uzbekistan.
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If you happen to be in any of these countries, you should be able to update your device by going to Settings – Software update – Download – Install. However, if you are not geographically located in any of these countries, you would have to wait your turn.
Tech news outlet focused on the South Korean firm, Sam Mobile said Samsung is rolling out the update to Galaxy Note 20 and the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra devices.
The phone was launched in 2020 with Android 10 as the iOS. The operating system currently in use is the Android 11 which came onboard last year. The very latest version of Android available is Android 13, released by Google in August this year.
Sources used:
The Sun: Warning for millions of Samsung phone owners – don’t ignore new alert
Sam Mobile: Galaxy Note 20 joins other flagships in getting October 2022 security update
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