Each month, Samsung continues to impress with its commitment to providing timely security updates. Right now, the August 2021 security patch is rolling out to a number of high-profile Galaxy phones in the US, less than a week behind international models.

So far, the update is available for the Galaxy S21, S21 + and S21 Ultra on all three major carriers, as well as the unlocked S20 and Note20 series and several A-series phones. It contains the usual bug fixes and security improvements. We will keep this post updated as other phones will receive the August patch.

Galaxy S9 Series

  • Verizon
    • Galaxy S9: QP1A.190711.020.G960USQS9FUG2, released August 13
    • Galaxy S9 +: QP1A.190711.020.G965USQS9FUG2, released August 13
  • T Mobile
    • Galaxy S9: G960USQS9FUG2, available August 14

Galaxy S20 Series

Galaxy S21 Series

  • AT&T
    • Galaxy S21: N991USQU4AUGQ, released August 19
    • Galaxy S21 +: N996USQU4AUGQ, released August 19
    • Galaxy S21 Ultra: N998USQU4AUGQ, released August 19
  • T Mobile
  • Unblocked
  • Verizon
    • Galaxy S21: RP1A.200720.012.G991USQU4AUGE, released August 4th
    • Galaxy S21 +: RP1A.200720.012.G996USQU4AUGE, released August 4th
    • Galaxy S21 Ultra: RP1A.200720.012.G998USQU4AUGE, released August 4th

Galaxy note9

  • Verizon
    • Galaxy Note9: QP1A.190711.020.N960USQS9FUG2, released August 11

Galaxy Note20 Series

Galaxy A Series

  • Verizon
    • Galaxy A50: RP1A.200720.012.A505USQSEDUG3, released August 5th
    • Galaxy A51: RP1A.200720.012.A515USQS7CUG2, released August 17th
    • Galaxy A71 5G: RP1A.200720.012.A716VSQU4DUG3, released August 18
  • T Mobile

Galaxy Z Series

Galaxy tablets

  • T Mobile
  • Verizon
    • Galaxy Tab S6: RP1A.200720.012.T867VVRS5CUG1, released August 17th

New devices

The August 2021 security patch is now available for the Galaxy S21 series on T-Mobile and AT&T, as well as the Galaxy A20 and Galaxy A71 5G on T-Mobile.