Earlier today, Samsung revealed what's fixed with the October 2023 security update. Now, the company has released this new security update to its latest foldable smartphones, the Galaxy Z Flip 5 and the Galaxy Z Fold 5, in the US. The update is available to the carrier-locked versions of the phones.
The latest software update for the carrier-locked version of the Galaxy Z Flip 5 bears firmware version F731USQS1AWI3 in the US. The Galaxy Z Fold 5's carrier-locked version gets the same update with firmware version F946USQS1AWI3. These updates are currently available on Verizon's network in the US, and more carriers are expected to release the new software within the next few days.
If you have a carrier-locked Galaxy Z Flip 5 or Galaxy Z Fold 5 on Verizon's network, you can now check for the new update by navigating to Settings » Software update and tapping Download and install. For other carrier networks, you may have to wait for a few days more. Samsung might release the update globally within the next few days.
Samsung launched the Galaxy Z Flip 5 and the Galaxy Z Fold 5 a couple of months ago with One UI 5.1.1 onboard. The devices will get the Android 14-based One UI 6.0 update within the next couple of months. The devices will get three more Android OS updates after Android 14.
