The Galaxy S10 gets a security update despite reaching end-of-life
After Google, Samsung has been the brand most committed to delivering timely Android updates.
The Samsung Galaxy S24 series, for example, is set to receive up to seven major Android updates. However, older devices receive only three to four years of updates, depending on their release year.
The Samsung Galaxy S10 was supposed to receive updates only until 2023, but users in the US are in luck as a new security patch has been released.
The Samsung Galaxy S10 reached the end of its life last year after Samsung delivered its promised three major Android updates and four years of security updates.
The last update that the Samsung Galaxy S10 series received was the March 2023 security patch, which fixed a severe Exynos modem vulnerability.
However, Samsung released a surprise update in July 2023, improving the phone’s security, and now there’s another update.
However, do note that the security patch is only for the Verizon carrier-locked variants of the Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10+, and Galaxy S10e users, with model numbers SM-G973U, SM-G975U, and SM-G970U.
The new firmware versions are G973USQU9IXE1, G975USQU9IXE1, and G970USQU9IXE1, respectively. To download the update, go to Settings → Software updates → Download and install.
It isn’t known if the update includes anything beyond the security patch, and Verizon’s website only mentions that it “provides the most recent security certificate for your device.”
However, what’s interesting about this update is that while it brings the April 2023 security patch to the Galaxy S10 and S10+, the Galaxy S10e remains on the older March 2023 security patch.