Owners of the latest Samsung flagship handsets — the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge — on U.S. carrier T-Mobile will be pleased to learn that it is now pushing out a crucial security update for the Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow-powered smartphones.
On Monday, May 23, T-Mobile began rolling out a security patch for its variant of the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy 7 edge smartphones in the U.S.
"Beginning May 23, the Samsung Galaxy S7 received a software update to Android version 6.0.1/Baseband version G930TUVS3APD8. This update provides features and improvements," noted the changelog from the carrier.
This is not the first time the third biggest network operator in the U.S. has issued a security update for the latest Samsung smartphones. Earlier in May, T-Mobile was instrumental in rolling out another security update for the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge smartphones, which brought support for FM radio playback.
In April, the carrier pushed out an update for the two handsets, which brought support for Samsung Pay, enhanced voice services, bug fixes, optimized battery life and more.
The current update bumps the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge's firmware versions to G930TUVS3APD8 and G935TUVU3APD8, respectively.
The latest security patch for the two Galaxy smartphones weighs nearly 43 MB and brings in its folds security-related enhancements according to the changelog. The "Google Security update" as it is called in the changelog, basically mends a critical software problem. If exploited, this issue would erase the Galaxy S7 edge or the Galaxy S7's memory completely.
Since this is an over-the-air (OTA) update it will be pushed out in phases and may take a while to reach your device. For those who want to manually check if they have received the update, go to Settings > About Device > Software Update >Check for Updates. If the update is shown as available, select the Update Now option.
Make sure you have at least 50 percent battery charge and a stable Wi-Fi connection before you download the security patch from T-Mobile. Also, it is advisable to make a backup of important data.
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