Our smartphones come out of the box with many pre-installed apps. These are usually vehicles owned by the brand itself or released by contracted companies. However, this situation, which many of us ignore, turned out to be a serious safety hazard.
According to a report by Forbes, a serious security risk has been identified in some applications that come pre-installed on Samsung phones. It turned out that this situation, which concerns all One UI devices between Android 9 and 12, threatens millions of users. So how do you protect your phone? Here’s what you need to do…
The update that Samsung users must do
According to the statement, the biggest risk is in the Samsung ‘Phone’ application. Cyber attackers who can exploit the vulnerability can perform operations such as remote reset, making calls, installing and deleting applications on millions of Galaxy models. In particular, installing applications carries many security risks.
It should be noted that this vulnerability applies to all phones between Android 9 and 12. In other words, more than 80 percent of the models on the market are at risk. Fortunately, what needs to be done to fix the problem is quite simple.
All you have to do is download the latest security updates from the company. It seems that Samsung detected the problem in the first months of 2022 and released a security update. However, devices that do not release updates due to performance and similar concerns are still at risk.
How to update Samsung security?
- Open your device’s Settings app. Tap
- Security.
- Check for updates:
- Tap Google Security Checkup to check for security updates.
- Tap Google Play system update to check for Google Play system update.
- Follow the steps on the screen.
So what do you think about this issue? How many users do you think were affected by the security risks until Samsung fixed this issue? You can share your views with us in the comments section or on the SDN Forum.
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