Samsung shifts to monthly security updates schedule for unlocked smartphones in the U.S.
That's exactly what happens in the United States where carrier-branded Samsung smartphones seem to be getting security updates on a monthly basis, whereas unlocked units receive these important patches on a quarterly basis.
The South Korean company responded and said that it finally managed to solve all the issues preventing it from delivering these security updates on a monthly basis to its unlocked smartphones in the United States.
Due to various circumstances, we have been releasing security updates for unlocked (open) Galaxy devices in the U.S on a quarterly basis. However, we have now resolved the challenges; and we are committed to releasing security updates for those devices on a monthly basis. We plan to release this month's security update soon and you can be rest assured that it will include all security patches to date.
As many Galaxy S7/S7 edge owners point out, the last security update for their unlocked phones dates from December 2016, while those with carrier-branded variants have already started to receive the March security patch.
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