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Samsung updates the Galaxy S20 FE and S9 series with December 2020 security patches

The Galaxy S20 FE. (Source: Samsung)
The Galaxy S20 FE. (Source: Samsung)
The Galaxy S9 is a 2018 flagship. Nevertheless, its maker Samsung has reportedly updated it with the latest Android security patch. The more recent premium mid-ranger the Galaxy S20 FE has joined it in this respect.
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Samsung recently updated the Galaxy S9 series to One UI 2.5 in some regions. Now, its latest OTA upgrades it to the December 2020 Android security patch. Therefore, it now has the same level as the S20 flagships that are in the One UI 3.0 beta program.

Then again, only those units of the Galaxy S9 or S9+ powered by the Exynos 9810 processor appear to be getting this update at present, Similarly, it has reportedly only been pushed to devices in Germany at present. This firmware is called G96xFXXSCFTK2, in any case.

On that note, the versions of the Galaxy S20 FE powered by the Snapdragon 865 processor (or SM-G781B) are those being updated to the new security patch (firmware version: G781BXXS1ATL1) at present. The units in question seem to be located in Spain, Germany and the UK so far.

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Deirdre O'Donnell, 2020-12- 2 (Update: 2020-12- 3)