Samsung has made it a habit of releasing the latest monthly security patches way ahead of schedule. It often starts pushing a new security update several days before we hit the new month. The Korean behemoth has done it again. It has begun seeding the May 2023 Android security patch to its Galaxy devices. But unlike most past instances, the company is starting with an entry-level model this time around. The Galaxy A10e is picking up the May SMR (Security Maintenance Release) ahead of flagship models.
The May update for the Galaxy A10e is currently available for users in Samsung’s home country South Korea. The rollout began earlier this week with the firmware build number A102NKOS3CWD1, SamMobile reports. Since May is still a few days away, we don’t have details of the patch. It’s unclear which vulnerabilities have been fixed with the latest monthly security release for Android devices. As usual, there should be several dozen fixes here, including a few Galaxy-specific ones coming directly from Samsung.
Don’t expect anything apart from the latest security fixes, though. Samsung launched the Galaxy A10e in July 2019. The entry-level smartphone is now in its last legs (fourth year in the market). It stopped receiving major Android updates since Android 11 and will soon stop getting security patches too. The May SMR could be the penultimate update for it. The 2019 handset isn’t covered under the Korean firm’s extended update policy that promises five years of security updates for Galaxy devices.
Nonetheless, if you’re using the Galaxy A10e, you may receive the May update sooner or later. It’s not guaranteed, though. Samsung may not push the May SMR to this phone outside of South Korea. The US version recently received the April update (firmware version A102USQSFCWC3 for carrier-locked units and A102U1UESFCWD1 for unlocked units), which never reached the company’s homeland. It may now skip the May release in other markets. As usual, you can check for new updates from the Settings app on your phone.
Samsung will soon release the May update for other Galaxy devices
The Galaxy A10e may not get the May update everywhere but Samsung will soon release the latest SMR for other Galaxy devices. Despite beginning with a budget handset, flagship models should still get the priority once it starts a wider rollout. The Galaxy S23 series should sit high on this priority list, though not necessarily at the top. We will let you know as and when these updates come.
2023-04-28 15:06:56