Samsung has rolled out a new update for the Galaxy S23 series. Unfortunately, it’s not the update many users have been waiting for — One UI 7.0 beta isn’t coming to the 2023 flagship line. Instead, the company is pushing the latest, January 2025 security patch.
The Galaxy S23 series grabs Samsung’s January security update
Samsung typically launches One UI beta programs for several flagship and mid-range models. However, the company limited One UI 7.0 beta to the Galaxy S24 series. It released the beta update late and decided to not expand it to other models. All eligible devices will now directly receive the stable build starting later this month or in early February.
In the meantime, Samsung is updating Galaxy phones to the latest security patch. It has already rolled out the January Security Maintenance Release (SMR) to the Galaxy S24, Fold 6, Flip 6, and a handful of other devices. The Galaxy S23 trio recently joined the party.
As of this writing, the January update is available for the Galaxy S23 series in Europe, India, and a few other markets. It comes with the firmware build number S91*BXXS7CXL2 and weighs just over 370MB for the base model in India. The build number and update size may vary depending on your model and region, but Samsung will push the same changes everywhere.
That said, the official changelog for the Indian units mentions Auto Blocker enhancements while the European changelog hints at a simple security patch. That’s because the said Auto Blocker changes were originally rolled out with the December update globally. Samsung just reran that changelog in India.
The January update will soon reach the Galaxy S23 lineup in more markets, including the US. Samsung will also gradually expand the rollout to more devices. It contains fixes for over 50 vulnerabilities, at least six of which are critical patches.
