New security update

[Dany4l]

Do you guys recommend me doing the latest security patch update? Didn't come up for me until I went onto updates and now it is showing.

I hope by doing this update it doesn't get even worse than it is.

Would appreciate the advice!

[Reylob]

Hi @Dany4l 

I do not recommend avoiding updates, unless there is a documented bug with the update.

The new update does not make the phone bad. I did it early on the month and my Galaxy S24 Ultra is working perfectly fine.

There were some articles on the Web mentioning that the update disable firmware rollback. Check the last post.

https://eu.community.samsung.com/t5/galaxy-s24-series/s24-series-august-security-update/m-p/12988384...

If that it is important to you, it is something to consider. However, the alternative is not to do any update for the rest of the time that you are using it. If you are planing to do the One UI 8, then this will be necessary.

[Dany4l]

Yes I am hoping for ui 8 as the 7 has been a total nightmare!

[JAMES4578]

Hi @Dany4l yes I would recommend having  the latest security patches quickly (unless there are known issues) for the best protection ,as mentioned necessary for one Ui8. Personally I do not have significant issues with One Ui7 mind you.

[Dany4l]

My main concern is the app optimization is so wack! Like every app starts to bug out. I understand technology is impossible to run smoothly and there is bugs etc but I am having to update apps manually etc and it is just a nightmare

[Tomokokuroki]

This is unrelated but I think there's a bug on One UI 7 on the Galaxy A14 but I'm not too sure if it is an bug or not.
What happens is whenever the phone is used for a certain minutes the phone crashes randomly then it restarts.
I'm not entirely sure if it is a bug but it could be a bug related issue.

[MNas04]

You shouldn't skip the update, as security updates are important on keeping your phone safe by locking down on the loopholes that hackers want to take advantage of. I've updated my S23 yesterday and have not noticed any issues. Just ensure that you wipe the cache partition after doing the update.

[Reylob]

It could be a bug, but I  think it is more probable to be an app or a fault with the phone. If it were the firmware, the issue should be more common on the A14 range.

You can try booting the phone on safe mode and see if the problem persists. If not check which app might be causing the issue. If the A14 has the Diagnostics, you should run it. If it does, it should be on:

Settings -> Device Care -> Diagnostics -> Phone diagnostics.

https://www.samsung.com/uk/support/mobile-devices/how-to-start-my-galaxy-device-in-safe-mode/