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Last updated: January 12th, 2018 at 08:29 UTC+01:00
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Samsung is now rolling out a new firmware update for the unbranded Galaxy Note 8 in the United Kingdom. The update includes the December 2017 security patch, Secure Wi-Fi and improvements for the Live Focus feature.
The latest update for the Galaxy Note 8 in the UK brings the Secure Wi-Fi feature. It's a VPN service from Samsung that's not entirely new given that we've seen it on some budget Galaxy J handsets in the past. Secure Wi-Fi encrypts all outgoing internet traffic on the device when enabled and also disables apps and websites from tracking the user.
The firmware update also brings improvements for the Galaxy Note 8's Live Focus feature and we've already described them in detail previously. The changes are minor but they go a long way in improving the feature's performance.
Last but not the least, the December 2017 security patch is included in this firmware update for the Galaxy Note 8.
Samsung is now rolling out firmware version N950FXXU2BQKG for the unbranded Galaxy Note 8 in the United Kingdom. We hear that the update is only available over SmartSwitch right now and isn't rolling out over-the-air just yet. We do have it available for download in our firmware section. It weighs in at a hefty 3.7GB.
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