Galaxy Note 9 February 2021 security update now deploying
The Galaxy Note 9 might be nearing three, but that doesn’t preclude it from timely security patches; the latest one of which – dated February 1st, 2021 – just started reaching select models. Identified by release version
N960FXXS8FUB1, this over-the-air download appeared in Europe on Monday. More specifically, it was sighted in Germany, targeting the international, Exynos 9810 variant of the 2018 flagship.
No other features or changes beyond the February 2021 security update are part of this firmware release. The OTA package has yet to expand beyond Germany, but the first full system images featuring the latest patch are already available for download from our firmware archives. And seeing how popular the Galaxy Note 9 was, this particular rollout might be a bit longer than what is usually the case with devices that released 30+ months ago.
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Samsung is now rolling out the Android 11-based One UI 3.0 firmware update for the Galaxy Fold in the USA, along with the February 2021 security patch. - SamMobile
Samsung monthly updates: February 2021 patch tackles MITM attacks
Samsung today published the complete changelog detailing the February 2021 security update which just started rolling out to the company’s Android smartphones earlier within the last few days. While last month’s security bulletin had a bit of everything, its follow-up appears to be largely oriented toward tackling various man-in-the-middle attacks.
The good news is that none of the newly resolved device hijacking vulnerabilities were rated as critical security flaws. Meaning Samsung doesn’t believe the said attack vectors were easy to exploit, so we can pretty safely rule out the likelihood that they’ve enabled any large-scale shenanigans.