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Samsung has released the April 2023 Android security patch for the carrier-locked versions of the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4 in the US. The update started rolling out recently and should reach all eligible units of the 2022 foldable duo within the next few days.
The Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4 were the first Samsung phones to receive the April SMR (Security Maintenance Release) in the US. The company pushed the latest security update to the factory-unlocked versions of the two foldables about a couple of weeks ago. The update arrived with the firmware build numbers F936U1UES2CWC9 and F721U1UES2CWC9, respectively.
Since then, the Korean firm has updated dozens of other Galaxy devices to the April SMR in the US. However, users with a carrier-locked Galaxy Z Fold 4 or Flip 4 have been waiting for it all this while. Samsung has finally released the new security patch for those units. The updated firmware version for the Fold model is F936USQU2CWCC, while that for the Flip model is F721USQU2CWCC.
The wait has turned out to be worth it for carrier-locked Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Flip 4 users, though. Along with the latest security fixes (more on that later), Samsung is also pushing some functional improvements for the camera and gallery with this update. Unlocked units didn’t receive anything apart from the April SMR. They will probably pick up these goodies with the May update.
While Samsung’s changelog doesn’t go into detail about the improvements the Galaxy Z Fold 4 or Galaxy Z Flip 4 are getting, it appears the company is pushing some new camera and gallery features that it introduced with the Galaxy S23 series earlier this year. The company recently announced that several of those features will reach its older Galaxy devices over the next few weeks. Image Clipper is among them.
The April update patches more than 70 vulnerabilities in Galaxy devices
Along with the new features, this update is an important one from the security aspect as well. The April SMR contains more than 70 vulnerabilities, including over 20 Galaxy-specific ones. At least five of those security flaws are identified as critical by Google and Samsung. The vast majority of the remaining ones are also labeled “high-severity” issues. These security enhancements will soon reach all Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4 in the US. As usual, you can go to Settings > Software update and tap on Download and install to check for updates manually.