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Samsung is one of the few manufacturers that complies with monthly security updates. Although the company usually takes time to update its phones to the latest versions of Android, security patches arrive every month to solve and avoid future vulnerabilities. Samsung uses to update all its ranges, of course, also the high one. Although the Galaxy S9 + is in beta with Android 9 Pie, all those users who have not installed it on the device will receive the December security patch.
Specifically, the update has the number G965FXXS2BRK3. As reported by SamMobile, this brings the security patch of December 2018, so it is a light update. This patch fixes different vulnerabilities, 40 to be exact. These are found directly in the Software, although the company does not detail all for security reasons, it has mentioned that security improvements are established in some of its applications such as the gallery. This update does not come with changes to the system, or improvements to the interface. No bug fixes are mentioned either. It seems that we will have to wait until January, when Samsung will finally update to Android 9.0 Pie.
How to update the Samsung Galaxy S9 +
The update is coming through SmartSwicth, but will be available via OTA soon. If you have activated the automatic update options, it will arrive once you are connected to a stable WI-FI network. Otherwise, you must go to 'Settings' and click on the option that says 'Software Update'. There it checks if the update with the number G965FXXS2BRK3 is ready to download. Although it is a small download, it is recommended to have space in the internal storage, as well as autonomy of more than 50 percent to apply the download. Remember to have a backup of your data, as the device will need to restart.
