Galaxy S5 September security patch missing from latest update
Samsung has released a new update for the Galaxy S5 (SM-G900F) in the Netherlands. The update, which has a file size of 69MB, has been rolled out through OTA. Most consumers might think that it includes the latest Android security patch, but it doesn’t.
Galaxy S5 September 2017 security patch missing
The latest Galaxy S5 update has firmware version G900FXXS1CQI4, contains usual bug fixes, optimizations, and stability improvements. However, it misses out on the September 2017 Android security patch. A similar thing happened with the Galaxy Note 8 and some Galaxy S6 variants. These smartphones have received a new update this month with a build date of September 2017 but with August 2017 security patch.
The update might start rolling out in other markets soon. It is unclear to us as to why Samsung hasn’t started rolling out the September 2017 Android security patch yet. We will let you know as soon as we get more information on this matter.
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Funny is the SM-G900F is still receiving patches while the rest have not received anything since May.
But this news is already indicative that the SM-G900F can stop there too.
Oh yeah and me with my galaxy j3 2016 stuck with May security patch. Well done, Samsung 🙂
Until now the second to last letter in the firmware code showed the month of the Security patch:
A: January
B: February
C: March
D: April
E: May
F: June
G: July
H: August
But this release, on the s5, S6, S7, S8 and Tab S2, shows an I with August Security Patch. Very strange.
G900FXXS1CQI4
Good. Phones this old don’t deserve the most up to date security patch before the flagships.
All phones need latest security patch. Don’t be mean to old devices..