What you need to know
- March 2023 security updates apply to foldable devices.
- Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Z Flip 4 owners can get the new firmware in multiple regions.
- The new foldable joins the list of older Galaxy S models that received an update earlier this month.
Android OEMs don’t always deliver timely monthly security updates, but Samsung has done a great job in recent years. Since the release of One UI 5, the company has provided firmware updates and, most importantly, monthly updates to most Galaxy devices, including foldable devices.
The latest foldable devices, the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Z Flip 4, will receive a new March 2023 update this week, as pointed out by SamMobile.
Galaxy Z Flip 4 is F721BXXS2CWB5 Firmware versions are deployed in multiple regions such as Latin America, Africa, and Asia.
Similarly, the larger Z Flip 4 model, the Galaxy Z Fold 4, will receive the March 2023 security update. F936BXXS2CWB5 version. Users of foldable smartphones in countries such as Latin America and Australia.
The new update comes amid recent vulnerabilities discovered by Google’s Project Zero team in Samsung’s Exynos-powered chipsets. For starters, the Galaxy S22 model with the Exynos SoC is one of his few Samsung devices affected by the recent vulnerability.
The foldable is the latest to get the March 2023 update, while other older models like the Galaxy S23, S22, and S21 models received the update earlier.
However, SamMobile claims five vulnerabilities in new updates that Samsung included in the list (CVE-2023-26072, CVE-2023-26073, CVE-2023-26074, CVE-2023-26075, CVE-2023-26076). said to be dealing with 18 in total.
Until the remaining vulnerabilities are fixed by an update, users of affected Galaxy devices are advised to turn off VoLTE and Wi-Fi calling to avoid exploitation by hackers.
The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 connects the past with the present, featuring a striking smartphone that snaps shut when you hang up on someone, just like the good old days.
