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Last updated: January 21st, 2020 at 10:12 UTC+01:00
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The January update for the S8 and S8+ sports firmware version G950*XXS6DTA1 and, as you would expect, comes with only the latest security patch. The January patch brings fixes for a handful of critical vulnerabilities in Android OS, along with fixes for 17 vulnerabilities found to affect only Samsung's software, including one that could allow brute force attacks on the lock screen password and allow unauthorized access to a device.
If you live in a country where the January update for the Galaxy S8 and S8+ has been released, you should get a notification once it's available for your device. You can also check for it manually by tapping Download and install in the Settings » Software update menu on the phone. We also have the latest firmware available in our firmware archive, which you can use to update your phone using a Windows computer.
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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