{"id":100602,"date":"2025-10-25T15:17:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T15:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/100602\/"},"modified":"2025-10-25T15:17:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T15:17:15","slug":"samsung-z-fold-7-and-flip-7-owners-are-finally-seeing-a-crucial-october-2025-patch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/100602\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung Z Fold 7 and Flip 7 owners are finally seeing a crucial October 2025 patch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a id=\"elk-625d5bf2-3f39-40d8-a29c-45648151f298\" href=\"\" data-url=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/>What you need to knowSamsung is seeding the October 2025 security update for Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Galaxy Z Flip 7 devices.The security patch includes 34 total fixes for vulnerabilities with &#8220;high&#8221; and &#8220;moderate&#8221; severity levels.The update is starting to roll out in Korea and is expected to hit other regions soon.<\/p>\n<p id=\"1ff411f5-a770-4ed1-b763-469bcea1a10f\">Samsung foldables are starting to receive the October 2025 security update in Korea, and the crucial patch is expected to reach users in other regions soon. The <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.androidcentral.com\/tag\/one-ui\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.androidcentral.com\/tag\/one-ui\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">One UI<\/a> 8-based security update is arriving for the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.androidcentral.com\/phones\/samsung-galaxy\/samsung-galaxy-z-fold-7-review\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.androidcentral.com\/phones\/samsung-galaxy\/samsung-galaxy-z-fold-7-review\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Galaxy Z Fold 7<\/a> and <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.androidcentral.com\/phones\/samsung-galaxy\/samsung-galaxy-z-flip-7-review\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.androidcentral.com\/phones\/samsung-galaxy\/samsung-galaxy-z-flip-7-review\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Galaxy Z Flip 7<\/a> behind schedule, but brings a slew of high-level security updates. There are a total of 34 security vulnerabilities addressed in this update, so Samsung foldable owners should install it as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p>The <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/security.samsungmobile.com\/securityUpdate.smsb\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/security.samsungmobile.com\/securityUpdate.smsb\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">October 2025 security update<\/a> includes 14 patches from Google&#8217;s Android Security Bulletin with a &#8220;high&#8221; severity level. Additionally, the patch includes fixes for 20 more security vulnerabilities specific to Samsung devices. These vulnerabilities have either &#8220;high&#8221; or &#8220;moderate&#8221; severity levels, and some fixes aren&#8217;t being disclosed publicly yet.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\" href=\"\" data-url=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"1ff411f5-a770-4ed1-b763-469bcea1a10f-2\">As such, you should update your Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 or Galaxy Z Flip 7 as soon as possible to ensure your device is protected.<\/p>\n<p>You may like<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Galaxy Z Fold7 gets October update in KoreaBuild: F966NKSS5AYJ3\/F966NOKR5AYJ3\/F966NKSS5AYI5 pic.twitter.com\/qfC8s6VrPh<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/1981246548999885243\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/1981246548999885243\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">October 23, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"83b4339b-9fe2-4d7f-bd53-da4b890807f5\">The rollout was first spotted buy <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tarunvats33\/status\/1981246548999885243\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tarunvats33\/status\/1981246548999885243\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"nofollow\">Tarun Vats on X (formerly Twitter)<\/a>, and confirmed on <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/go.redirectingat.com\/?id=92X1690538&amp;xcust=ac_us_7326934207543944224&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fr1.community.samsung.com%2Ft5%2F%25EA%25B0%25A4%25EB%259F%25AD%25EC%258B%259C-z%2F%25EA%25B0%25A4%25EB%259F%25AD%25EC%258B%259C-%25ED%2594%258C%25EB%25A6%25BD7-%25EC%2586%258C%25ED%2594%2584%25ED%258A%25B8%25EC%259B%25A8%25EC%2596%25B4%2Ftd-p%2F35535478&amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.androidcentral.com%2Fapps-software%2Fsamsung-z-fold-7-and-flip-7-owners-are-finally-seeing-a-crucial-october-2025-patch\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/r1.community.samsung.com\/t5\/%EA%B0%A4%EB%9F%AD%EC%8B%9C-z\/%EA%B0%A4%EB%9F%AD%EC%8B%9C-%ED%94%8C%EB%A6%BD7-%EC%86%8C%ED%94%84%ED%8A%B8%EC%9B%A8%EC%96%B4\/td-p\/35535478\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" rel=\"sponsored noopener nofollow\" data-hl-processed=\"skimlinks\" data-placeholder-url=\"https:\/\/go.redirectingat.com\/?id=92X1690538&amp;xcust=hawk-custom-tracking&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fr1.community.samsung.com%2Ft5%2F%25EA%25B0%25A4%25EB%259F%25AD%25EC%258B%259C-z%2F%25EA%25B0%25A4%25EB%259F%25AD%25EC%258B%259C-%25ED%2594%258C%25EB%25A6%25BD7-%25EC%2586%258C%25ED%2594%2584%25ED%258A%25B8%25EC%259B%25A8%25EC%2596%25B4%2Ftd-p%2F35535478&amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.androidcentral.com%2Fapps-software%2Fsamsung-z-fold-7-and-flip-7-owners-are-finally-seeing-a-crucial-october-2025-patch\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" data-merchant-name=\"samsung.com\" data-merchant-network=\"SkimLinks\">Samsung&#8217;s community forums<\/a> in Korea. The October 2025 patch comes with a file size of roughly 535MB for the Galaxy Z Fold 7, with a firmware version of F966NKSS5AYJ3. The update for the Galaxy Z Flip 7 is slightly smaller, coming in at around 431MB, and carries a firmware version of F766NKSS5AYJ3.<\/p>\n<p>While the update is only confirmed for users in Korea at the moment, Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Galaxy Z Flip 7 users should start seeing the patch globally in the coming days.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-a0350991-d1cc-48a5-8d47-e8be0313e8f7\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\" href=\"\" data-url=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/>The Samsung Galaxy S25 series got the October 2025 patch earlier<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.35%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pKjpK8LvC4HQiNVi8XuAmX.jpg\" alt=\"Comparing the sizes and shapes of the displays on the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus, and Samsung Galaxy S25\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pKjpK8LvC4HQiNVi8XuAmX.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pKjpK8LvC4HQiNVi8XuAmX.jpg\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Nicholas Sutrich \/ Android Central)<\/p>\n<p id=\"86619a82-bdd5-45f9-816a-eb99080f05e4\">The October 2025 security update is hitting Samsung foldables later in the month than usual, as the patch&#8217;s rollout began Thursday, Oct. 23. The patch first arrived for the Galaxy S25 series earlier this month as the first to arrive on One UI 8.<\/p>\n<p>Samsung users can update their phones by opening the Settings app on their Galaxy device and tapping the Software update tab. 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