On this occasion, Samsung presents a slower pace than usual in the release of its security patches unlike Google who have gone ahead to implement them on their phones Pixel.
Samsung has promised up to 7 years of security and operating system updates
With the release of the Galaxy S24 series, Samsung has begun a restructuring of its software support policy and has promised up to 7 years of updates security and operating system. The recent update corresponds to a series of monthly updates that the brand uses to ensure that your device remains secure.
Following complaints from some users about a shorter battery life An update was expected that could correct this problem, although it seems that the new update does not bring any improvements apart from the latest security fixes.
These fixes include the solution for a total of 45 vulnerabilities security on Galaxy devices. The May 2024 update is approximately 519MB and as we have mentioned before it does not include any other solution apart from those intended to improve security.
So we will have to wait for other improvements to be implemented. These will probably be carried out in one of the monthly or quarterly updates, which Samsung usually does at these time intervals.
If you have not yet received the notification for this update and want to make sure you have it as soon as possible. We explain how you can do it manual way:
- Opens “adjustments”.
- Swipe to the menu “software update”.
- Choose «Installation and download».
The three reasons why you should keep your mobile updated
Phone security is not only for the physical device, but extends to a more personal level.
Fix security holes
Fixes vulnerabilities in software that can cause hackers can use them to access your phone to steal data or install malware.
On this occasion they met 12 security vulnerabilities on Galaxy devices and the new update fixes them. One of them is considered high severity, while another 11 are of a medium level. Some of the bugs allowed an attacker to bypass the phone activation process.
Protection of personal information
Nowadays we usually store all kinds of information; Although we can say it another way, we have it all on our phone, since we store access to our financial accounts, documents, emails, photos and much more. Some of the vulnerabilities detected compromised the «Secure Folder» without using proper authentication, so the risk of access and tampering was high.
Performance improvement
In many cases, updates include fixes that improve performance and stability directly or indirectly. One of those errors that could affect operation could cause memory damage if somehow the attacker could take advantage of it, in addition to other errors that allowed the phone to restart.
We do not hesitate to recommend updating this patch since it represents both an improvement in the user experience and a safety prevention for our Samsung galaxy.