For Google Pixel, Samsung Galaxy S22, and other Samsung phones, the July 2022 security update will be available. On the first Monday of every month, the Android Security Bulletin is released. Nevertheless, on July 4th, the United States celebrated its Independence Day holiday. The publication of the July 2022 ASB has thus been pushed back by a few days, to today. The Android Security Bulletin and Pixel Update Bulletin for July have been released by Google. The update is currently being sent to the Google Pixel smartphones that are eligible for it. Many Samsung devices, including the Galaxy S22, have already begun getting a fresh batch of updates.
Android Security Update Bulletin for July 2022
There are a number of weaknesses in the Android Framework, documented in the Android Security Bulletin for July 2022. In a tabular style, Google provides the CVE numbers as well as information on the vulnerability kind, threat level, and OS version/component impacted. As of the 2022-07-01 security update, 12 Android Framework & system parts flaws have been addressed, while the remaining 21 kernel and components flaws have been corrected with the 2022-07-05 update.
Bulletin of Pixel and Functional Changes
The SQ3A.220705.003.A1 software update is now available for Pixel 4 and Pixel 4a users, as well as Pixel 5 and Pixel 5a users. The worldwide build number for the Pixel 6 series is SQ3A.220705.003, while the Verizon one is SQ3A.220705.003.A1, and the EMEA/APAC model number is SQ3A.220705.001.B1. One more vulnerability in Qualcomm parts has been addressed by the Pixel-specific patch.
This month’s Android security update is not accompanied by a Pixel Feature Drop, as was the case last month. As far as the Pixel phones are concerned, there are no new features — at least none that Google mentions in the bulletin — other than support for VoLTE calling on some carriers’ networks.
July 2022 update for Samsung
Samsung is also providing the July 2022 Android security upgrade to the Galaxy S22 series in addition to the Pixel devices already mentioned. The build numbers for the Exynos and worldwide Snapdragon variants are S90xBXXU2AVF5 and S90xEXXU2AVF9, respectively.
Look out for the July 2022 security update for the Galaxy S21, Note 20, and A23 series in certain countries. The G99xBXXS5CVFB build number for the Exynos model of the Galaxy S21 has been received as of this writing. The July 2022 patches for the Exynos variant of the Galaxy Note 20 are available as software version N98xxXXS4FVG1 for the Galaxy Note 20. There is a new A235FXXU1AVF3 release for the Galaxy A23 that is intended for the SM-A235F model.
