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If you are using the Vodafone version of Galaxy S5 Neon, as well as Galaxy Alpha, S6 / A7 series smartphones, you can now also manually check for updates.

The Galaxy S5 received the new firmware version number G903FXXU2BFG3, Galaxy S6 G92xFXXU6EVG1, and Galaxy Alpha / A7 G850FXXU2CVH9 and A750FXXU5CVG1.

Screenshot of this week’s Galaxy smartphone update (from: GalaxyClub.nl)

Although Samsung didn’t mention the exact content of the update and the specific reason for the decision to push it, it seems that this round of updates fixes GPS issues, and the Galaxy A7 update includes a security patch.

We don’t see the Galaxy A7 / S5 / S6 in the official list of those that can still receive security updates (instead, there are Galaxy S10 / Note 10 / A10 and other product lines covering 2019 onwards).

Screenshot of last week’s Galaxy S7 / S8 / Note 8 firmware update (via GalaxyClub.nl)

Usually, OEMs only go to the trouble of pushing out patch updates when there are serious security issues that could affect a large number of users. Last year, however, Samsung did promise to provide at least four years of security support for Galaxy smartphones.

By way of comparison, Apple recently released an iOS security update that even dates back to the iPhone 6s series released in 2015. Of course, compared to the Android camp, most Apple customers don’t always upgrade to the latest models.

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Samsung is recently releasing firmware updates for a number of older models like the Galaxy S7 / S8 to improve their GPS stability, SAMMOBILE reported yesterday. Yesterday, Samsung provided a firmware update for the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge with firmware version G93xFXXU8EVG3, while the last update for these two phones was back in November 2020. Meanwhile, Samsung has also provided an update for the Galaxy S8 series with firmware version G95xFXXUCDVG4, which was last officially updated in April 2021.

As you can see from the changelog, this update aims to improve GPS stability. According to GalaxyClub, Samsung plans to provide the update for more older models, including the Galaxy S6 series, which was launched in 2015, and the Galaxy S9 series, as many older models that were discontinued, are still being used. However, this update will not bring the latest security patches, but only improve GPS stability.

In early August this year, Samsung pushed out a firmware update for the 7-year-old Samsung Galaxy J7 with firmware versions J700FXXU4BVG2 (for SM-J700F models) and J700HXXU3BVG2 (for SM-J700H models), which also improved the GPS stability of the Galaxy J7.

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