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The April 2023 Android security patch is available for Samsung‘s Galaxy S20 series in the US. The company recently released the latest security update for the factory-unlocked units of the 2020 flagship trio. It should soon cover the carrier-locked variants as well. The April SMR (Security Maintenance Release) was released for the Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+, and Galaxy S20 Ultra in international markets a couple of weeks back.
The latest update for the unlocked variants of the Galaxy S20 series in the US comes with the firmware build number G98*U1UES4HWCB. Samsung’s official changelog doesn’t mention anything apart from this month’s security enhancements. The company recently announced that it will push Image Clipper to its 2020 flagships with a new update. It appears Galaxy S20 users will have to wait for the May update for this new feature.
Introduced with the Galaxy S23 series earlier this year, Image Clipper is a Samsung Gallery feature that lets you instantly crop out subjects from images. While viewing a photo, you can press and hold on to a subject to crop it out. The cropped image can be saved separately or shared on social media directly from the gallery. Samsung has already pushed this feature to the Galaxy S22 series and its latest foldables. The Galaxy S21, Galaxy S20, Galaxy Note 20, and older foldable models will get it with upcoming updates.
Galaxy S20 series gets April update with over 70 security fixes in the US
As far as the content of the April SMR is concerned, Samsung is pushing more than 70 vulnerability patches here. Around 20 of those are Galaxy-specific patches while the remaining 50 are Android OS patches. At least five vulnerabilities patched this month were critical ones. Google says some of those allowed remote code execution. Threat actors could exploit those vulnerabilities to remotely gain access to affected devices without anyone’s notice. The vast majority of other patches were labeled “high-severity” by Google and Samsung.
If you’re using an unlocked Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+, or Galaxy S20 Ultra in the US, these security fixes should soon reach you. The update is widely available on most networks. Galaxy S20 users with a carrier-locked unit can also look forward to receiving the April SMR within the next few days. As usual, Samsung lets you manually check for updates on your Galaxy smartphone. Open the Settings app, go to the Software update menu, and tap on Download and install. We will let you know when Samsung pushes Image Clipper to the Galaxy S20 series.