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Is your Samsung Galaxy smartphone on the list for a critical new update? You can check here<\/a>. If it\u2019s not, you should consider an upgrade. With the recent train of Android security alerts, it\u2019s a bad idea to run a phone that has fallen off support.<\/p>\n There are upwards of a billion Android devices<\/a> no longer receiving security updates, patches for critical vulnerabilities found and fixed. Many more phones are only getting these updates quarterly. You need monthly updates. Anything less puts you at risk.<\/p>\n ForbesIsrael\u2019s IDF Bans Android To Stop Hackers\u2014\u2018iPhones Mandatory\u2019By Zak Doffman<\/a><\/p>\n Samsung\u2019s update for November<\/a> really is critical, with dozens of fixes from both Google and Samsung to ensure your phone stays protected. Per SammyFans<\/a>, the \u201cGalaxy S23 has joined the S24 and S25\u201d is now receiving the update.<\/p>\n \u201cSamsung revealed earlier this month the details of its November patch. The complete package includes 45 improvements for Galaxy devices. Meanwhile, your Galaxy S23 phone is eligible for 34 patches; 11 Exynos patches are excluded.\u201d<\/p>\n Later than expected, Samsung \u201cfinally expanded the November 2025 security update to the users of Galaxy S25, S25 Plus, and S25 Ultra<\/a> in the global market\u201d last week. This is unusual. The latest flagship should have been updated much earlier in the month.<\/p>\n The good news for Galaxy S25 users is they can update their phones seamlessly. This negates the need for a laborious restart, with the phone unusable while it resets. The seamless update<\/a> process \u2014 standard on other Android for years \u2014 enables most of this to take place in the background, limiting the amount of time the phone goes dark.<\/p>\n