Canadian Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ November security update rolling out

The Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ are being updated with the November security patch over in Canada, with the update rolling out for all major carriers. It's a bit late, with December already underway, but Canada is now ahead of a lot of countries when it comes to the security of the S8 and S8+. Samsung just hasn't been quick enough with security updates for its 2017 flagships recently, but availability of the November update has been expanding with every new day.

The November 2017 security patch brings fixes for 61 Android vulnerabilities and six Samsung vulnerabilities. It also patches the KRACK Wi-Fi exploit, which is pretty much the most important part of the update. That's all you can expect from the latest update, and as for Android 8.0 Oreo, it certainly looks like it will be a couple of months before Samsung's officially rolling that out.

How do I get the update?

To grab the new update, tap the Download updates manually option in the Software update section of the phone's settings. We also have the firmware available for download from our database (Galaxy S8 | Galaxy S8+), which you can use for upgrading if the update isn't available for your device over the air yet.

Firmware Details:

Model	SM-G950W
Model name	Galaxy S8
Country
Version	Android 7.0
Changelist	12587520
Build date	Tue, 21 Nov 2017 06:16:57 +0000
Security Patch Level	2017-11-01
Product code	BMC
PDA	G950WVLU2AQK7
CSC	G950WOYA2AQK7

Model	SM-G955W
Model name	Galaxy S8+
Country
Version	Android 7.0
Changelist	12587520
Build date	Tue, 21 Nov 2017 06:17:39 +0000
Security Patch Level	2017-11-01
Product code	BMC
PDA	G955WVLU2AQK7
CSC	G955WOYA2AQK7

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Abhijeet's writing career started with guides for custom firmware for Samsung devices (including the original Galaxy S), and he moved to SamMobile in mid-2013 and worked up the ranks to Editor-in-chief. In addition to phones and mobile devices, his interests include gaming on both PC and console, PC hardware, and spending countless hours on YouTube watching videos on tech, movies, games, politics, and internet dramas.

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