More Galaxy S22 users in the US are getting Samsung‘s April update. The company recently releases this month’s security patch for carrier-locked units on Verizon. Along with a host of security enhancements, the update also brings its Image Clipper feature.
Samsung has been pushing the April SMR (Security Maintenance Release) to the Galaxy S22 series in the US since early this month. The 2022 flagships were among the first to get the new security patch, stateside or otherwise. But the rollout has come in batches. It initially only covered factory-unlocked units. After a couple of weeks of waiting, the company started updating carrier-locked variants to the new SMR in mid-April.
However, Samsung still didn’t cover all eligible units of the Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22+, and Galaxy S22 Ultra. Users on Verizon’s network were among those kept waiting for longer. The company has finally released the April SMR for them as well. According to SamMobile, which first reported this rollout, the update comes with the firmware build number S90*USQU2CWCE. It should be available for all users across the nation.
Galaxy S22 users on Verizon’s network get Image Clipper with the latest update
As said earlier, the April update for the Galaxy S22 series on Verizon’s network brings the Image Clipper feature. It’s a new Gallery feature that Samsung introduced with the Galaxy S23 series a couple of months back. It lets you tap and hold on to a subject in any image to instantly crop it out. You can save it as a separate image or paste it elsewhere. The feature doesn’t work in third-party image viewer apps, though.
Samsung has been pushing Image Clipper to older Galaxy devices with the April update. Some mid-range models also got it. But unlocked Galaxy S22 users in the US received the April SMR without the new feature. Perhaps the April update came too soon for them. The company has baked the feature into the April patch for carrier-locked Galaxy S22 units. Unlocked users will probably receive it with the May update.
Speaking of the May update, Samsung has already started pushing next month’s security patch to its devices. So it’s just a matter of time before the Galaxy S22 series gets it. In the meantime, Verizon customers in the US can install the April SMR and take advantage of Image Clipper. This month’s security patch also contains fixes for more than 70 vulnerabilities, including at least five critical fixes.
2023-04-28 15:07:18