While many Galaxy phone owners are eagerly awaiting the One UI 7 update, the company is rolling out the latest security patch. Samsung started sending it out last week, first to its latest flagship devices. As expected, the Galaxy S24 lineup was in the list. Now, Samsung is rolling out the March 2025 security update to the Galaxy S23 series in the US.
US units of the Galaxy S23 lineup are receiving the March 2025 security update
User of the S23 series in the US are reporting the availability of the new firmware. It seems that it is reaching the carrier-locked variants first. The Galaxy S23 (SM-S911U), Galaxy S23+ (SM-S916U), and Galaxy S23 Ultra (SM-S918U) are getting the March 2025 security update under the build numbers S911USQS6CYB3, S916USQS6CYB3, and S918USQS6CYB3, respectively. It’s quite likely that the OTA will expand to carrier-free variants of Samsung’s 2023 Galaxy flagship phones in the coming days—or even hours.
The update includes a plethora of fixes for detected security holes. After installing it, you won’t get any new features, but your device will be a bit more secure. Most of the 58 vulnerability fixes come from Google itself. These fixes address issues within the Android core. On the other hand, Samsung contributed seven fixes for vulnerabilities potentially exploitable only on Galaxy devices.
The Galaxy S23 series is also eligible to receive the Android 15-based One UI 7 update in the near future. However, owners of these handsets will likely need a lot of patience. The South Korean giant confirmed that it will open the One UI 7 beta program for the S23 lineup at the end of March. For reference, the Galaxy S24 series will receive the stable update sometime in April. That means the beta program will last around four months. We’ll have to wait and see if the beta program for the S23 devices takes a similar amount of time.
