Galaxy Z Fold 3, Fold 2 & Flip 5G get August update in the US

A couple of days back, Samsung released the August 2023 security update for the Galaxy Z Fold 4, Galaxy Z Flip 4, and Galaxy Z Flip 3 in the US. It has now expanded the rollout to cover more foldable smartphones. The Galaxy Z Fold 3, Galaxy Z Fold 2, and Galaxy Z Flip 5G are also now receiving the latest security patch stateside.

Like the previous three models, Samsung is initially only covering factory-unlocked units of these foldables with the August SMR (Security Maintenance Release). The update for the Galaxy Z Fold 3 comes with the firmware build number F926U1UES4FWG7. The official changelog supplied by the company confirms that the latest firmware release doesn’t bring anything more than this month’s security fixes (more on that later).

It’s the same story for the Galaxy Z Fold 2 and Galaxy Z Flip 5G as well. Unlocked variants of these 2020 foldables are receiving the August update with build numbers F916U1UES4JWG6 and F707U1UES6HWG7, respectively. Once again, the official changelog has only one pointer. The devices are picking up the security fixes that are part of this month’s SMR from Samsung.

It’s a fairly big security release, though. The Korean firm’s updated monthly bulletin reveals that Galaxy devices are getting fixes for more than 80 vulnerabilities this month. As usual, the majority (over 50) of those are Android OS patches coming from Google and partner vendors, with Google confirming two critical fixes. The remaining 30-odd patches (at least one critical fix) are Galaxy-specific and come directly from Samsung.

The Galaxy Z Fold 3 is also getting the August update in other markets

With the latest expansion, Samsung has pushed the August SMR to all of its eligible foldables in the US, except for the newly launched Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy Z Flip 5. However, only one of them has received the update in international markets. The Galaxy Z Fold 3 is picking up the new security patch in Latin America, where the new build number is F926BXXS5EWG7. The changelog remains unchanged, though.

Samsung will gradually push the August SMR to its foldable smartphones in more markets in the coming days. It will also expand the release to cover other phones and tablets. The company has already updated the Galaxy S23, Galaxy S22, Galaxy Note 20, Galaxy A54 5G, and a few others to the August security patch in some regions, but the likes of Galaxy S21 and Galaxy S20 are still waiting for it. We will let you know when the rollout begins for these phones.