The Samsung Galaxy A70 receives a July security patch

The company’s first mid-range smartphone Samsung, which received the July security patch of the system, was the Galaxy A52 model. Now from it according to the portal SamMobile smartphone owners can also enjoy Samsung Galaxy A70.

Update for a three year old smartphone

The Samsung Galaxy A70 has been a model for three years, so for some, its update may come as a surprise. At the beginning of the year, however, Samsung extended the warranty of security updates for selected models to four years. The Galaxy A70 could receive them for another year.

The update is currently available in Brazil and is labeled A705MNXXU5DUF2. It should fix about 20 critical bugs in Android 11 and possibly a few vulnerabilities in the One UI 3.1 extension. The problem with connecting to the Android Auto platform, which occurred with several models, should also be fixed.

Samsung Galaxy A72

The update is available in the form of an OTA update and the system should notify you of its availability automatically by notification. However, you can also verify it manually in the section Settings -> Software Update -> Download and Install. Before installation, make sure that your smartphone battery is at least 70% charged.

How is the competition?

The Chinese company Xiaomi started last month with the distribution of the MIUI 12.5 superstructure for the flagship model Xiaomi Mi 11. Another Chinese company Huawei brought an April security patch for the Huawei Mate 40 Pro, Mate 40 Pro + and Huawei Mate 40 Porsche Design smartphones. Motorola recently began distributing Android 11 for models Motorola moto g 5G plus a Motorola razr 5G.

There was also a young brand Realme, which updated to the latest version of the system smartphones Realme 6 Pro and 7 Pro. Owners are already enjoying Android 11 Nokia 4.2. And the Honor 9x and 9X Pro smartphones received a May security update a few weeks ago.