Google Pixel and a few Samsung Galaxy telephones obtain first safety updates of 2023

New 12 months, new updates. Google is making the primary week of 2023 extra thrilling with a recent new Android safety bulletin and corresponding updates for the eligible Pixel lineup, however not precisely proper on schedule.

The month-to-month Android Safety Bulletin is often posted on the primary Monday of every month, however the first Monday of January 2023 — i.e. January 2nd — was the day that many American staff noticed the nation’s New Yr’s Day vacation. It is as a result of when a U.S. federal vacation falls on a weekend, most workplaces observe the vacation on the closest weekday as a substitute. Thus, Google moved the discharge of the January 2023 ASB to right now, and now the most recent safety replace is rolling out to Pixel telephones.

Curiously, the Pixel lineup is not the primary set of units getting the replace right now. Samsung has already began pushing the brand new safety patches to a handful of Galaxy smartphones since yesterday.

January 2023 Android safety bulletin

There are 20 points resolved within the Android 13 January patch dated 2023-01-01 and 40 for 2023-01-05. Vulnerabilities vary from excessive to essential, with probably the most extreme regarding the kernel and vendor elements.

Notably, patches for these vulnerabilities have been within the works for a number of weeks or months now and are solely now being disclosed. For extra info on how the month-to-month Android safety replace course of works, we suggest studying our explainer linked beneath.

How monthly Android security patch updates work

Pixel replace bulletin/Practical replace

Following last month’s big Feature Drop, this month’s Pixel replace ought to embrace simply the standard bevy of under-the-hood enhancements together with some generation-specific fixes. The official announcement put up has but to go stay, although, so we do not have entry to the precise changelog.

You need to be getting the January 2023 safety replace beginning right now in your Pixel system, as long as you personal one of many at the moment supported fashions. That features the Pixel 4a, Pixel 4a 5G, Pixel 5, Pixel 5a, Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Professional, Pixel 6a, Pixel 7, and the Pixel 7 Professional. The replace is rolling out for these units with the construct variety of TQ1A.230105.001/.002.

As all the time, Google is utilizing the gradual rollout technique to make sure most stability and reliability of the replace. Not everybody will obtain the OTA replace immediately, although you’ll be able to obtain the OTA zip file or manufacturing facility picture from our Android 13 download article. The detailed instruction about flashing them is on the market here.

Samsung January 2023 safety replace

Other than the Pixel units talked about above, the Samsung Galaxy Observe 10, Galaxy S21, and the Galaxy A73 are receiving the January 2023 safety patches as effectively.

For the Galaxy Observe 10 collection, the construct variety of the discharge is N97xFXXS8HVL3, which is meant for the worldwide variants. On the time of reporting, the corporate is seeding the replace solely within the AUT area, which is Samsung’s inside codename for Switzerland.

The January 2023 patches are additionally rolling out for the worldwide Exynos variants of the Galaxy S21 lineup. The brand new construct, tagged as G99xBXXS5DVL3, is at the moment obtainable in Switzerland. The Galaxy A73, however, has picked up the replace within the type of construct quantity A736BXXS2BVL3 in Malaysia.

Supply: Android Security Bulletin, Pixel Update Bulletin, Google Pixel Help Community, Samsung replace server (1, 2, 3)