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Samsung would have everything ready to release its latest security patch for the month of May. Specifically for the company's flagship devices. Among those are the Samsung Galaxy S8, Samsung Galaxy S8 +, Samsung Galaxy S7, and Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. From what we know from SamMobile, this new Samsung security patch will fix more than 60 vulnerabilities. It will solve 54 Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs). There will also be 11 more specific solutions for Galaxy devices.
Samsung has also announced the content of this month's maintenance update on its corporate blog. This means that it won't be long until the South Korean's high-end phones start receiving Samsung's new security patch. It is something that could happen in the next few days. Therefore, if you own a Galaxy S8, S8 Plus, or a Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 edge, be very careful. The normal thing is that you receive a pop-up message on the screen of your phone. If not, you already know that you can check yourself if you have received the update from the configuration, updates section.
Things to keep in mind before upgrading
Samsung's security patch for its flagship phones is on the way. While you are waiting, do not forget to perform a series of steps. All of them are essential to ensure that nothing happens to your phone or your data during the process. The first thing you have to do is make a backup copy of all the content on your computer. Once the update is in process, we recommend that you always do it through a stable and secure WiFi connection. Avoid doing it on unknown or unreliable WiFis.
Also, avoid updating when your phone is almost flat. Before making sure the security update that is more than 50 percent battery at least. As usual, it will be possible to do it via OTA, so you will not have to use any type of cable.
