The and were the first Samsung devices to , and it looks like at least the A5 (2017) is also the first to receive the November security patch. An update that includes the latest security fixes is rolling out to the A5 (2017) in the UAE, carrying firmware version A520FXXU2BQJ6.
Compared to the October security patch, there are considerably fewer vulnerabilities involved in the , but it does bring a fix for the . A total of 61 vulnerabilities in Android have been patched, in addition to six exploits that affect only Samsung devices (the same number of exploits were fixed in the October patch as well). A few of them have been detailed by Samsung, but as always, a few have also been kept under wraps to ensure they aren’t taken advantage of by hackers before the security patch reaches all devices.
If you own the Galaxy A5 (2017) and reside in the UAE, you can check if the latest update is available from the Settings » Software update menu. Alternatively, you can download the full firmware and upgrade manually if waiting for the over-the-air update isn’t your thing. We’ll be sure to let you know once other Samsung devices start getting updated with the November security patch.
Firmware Details:
Model
Model name
Country
Select countryAfghanistan (AFG)Algeria (TMC)Argentina (ANC)Argentina (ARO)Argentina (Claro) (CTI)Argentina (Movistar) (UFN)Argentina (Personal) (PSN)Australia (XSA)Australia (Optus) (OPS)Australia (Telstra) (TEL)Australia (Vodafone) (VAU)Austria (TTR)Austria (3 Hutchison) (DRE)Austria (A1) (MOB)Austria (T-Mobile) (MAX)Austria (Telering) (TRG)Baltic (SEB)Belgium (Proximus) (PRO)Bolivia (BVO)Bosnia and Herzegovina (TEB)Bosnia and Herzegovina (ERO)Bosnia and Herzegovina (BH TELECOM) (BHT)Brazil (ZTO)Brazil (Claro) (ZTA)Brazil (Oi) (ZTR)Brazil (TIM) (ZTM)Brazil (VIVO) (ZVV)Bulgaria (BGL)Cambodia (CAM)Chile (CHO)Chile (Nextel) (CHX)Colombia (COO)Colombia (Comcel) (COM)Colombia (Movistar) (COB)Costa Rica (ICE)Croatia (Bonbon) (DHR)Croatia (T-Mobile) (CRO)Croatia (VIPNET) (VIP)Cyprus (CYV)Czech Republic (ETL)Czech Republic (O2C) (O2C)Czech Republic (T-Mobile) (TMZ)Czech Republic (Vodafone) (VDC)Dominican Republic (CDR)Dominican Republic (Orange) (DOR)Ecuador (EBE)Ecuador (ECO)Egypt (EGY)Fiji (Vodafone) (VFJ)France (XEF)France (Bouygues) (BOG)France (Orange) (FTM)France (SFR) (SFR)Germany (DBT)Germany (1&1) (XEG)Germany (Congstar) (DDE)Germany (T-Mobile) (DTM)Germany (Vodafone) (VD2)Greece (EUR)Greece (Cosmote) (COS)Greece (Vodafone) (VGR)Guatemala (TGU)Guatemala (PGU)Guatemala (Tigo) (CGU)Hungary (XEH)Hungary (T-mobile) (TMH)Hungary (Telenor) (PAN)Hungary (VDH) (VDH)India (INS)Indonesia (XID)Iran (THR)Iraq (MID)Ireland (TSI)Ireland (Meteor) (MET)Ireland (Three) (3IE)Ireland (Vodafone) (VDI)Israel (ILO)Israel (Cellcom) (CEL)Israel (Orange/Partner) (PTR)Israel (Pelephone) (PCL)Italy (ITV)Italy (H3G) (HUI)Italy (TIM) (TIM)Italy (Vodafone) (OMN)Italy (Wind) (WIN)Kazakhstan (SKZ)Kenya (AFR)Kenya (Zain) (DKR)Libya (BTC)Luxembourg (LUX)Macedonia (T-Mobile) (MBM)Malaysia (XME)Mexico (IUS)Mexico (Movistar) (TMM)Mexico (Telcel) (TCE)Morocco (MAT) (MAT)Morocco (MWD) (MWD)Netherlands (PHN)Netherlands (Ben NL) (DNL)Netherlands (T-Mobile) (TNL)New Zealand (TNZ)New Zealand (NZC)New Zealand (Vodafone) (VNZ)Nigeria (ECT)Nordic countries (NEE)Norway (Telenor) (TEN)Open Austria (ATO)Pakistan (PAK) (PAK)Panama (TPA)Panama (Claro) (CPA)Paraguay (Claro) (CTP)Peru (PEO)Peru (Nextel) (PNT)Peru (SAM) (SAM)Philippines (Globe) (GLB)Philippines (Open Line) (XTC)Philippines (Smart) (SMA)Poland (XEO)Poland (Heyah) (DPL)Poland (PLUS) (PLS)Poland (Play) (PRT)Poland (T-mobile) (TPL)Portugal (MEO)Portugal (TPH) (TPH)Portugal (Vodafone) (TCL)Romania (ROM)Romania (Orange) (ORO)Romania (Vodafone) (CNX)Russia (SER)Saudi Arabia (WTL)Saudi Arabia (ACR)Saudi Arabia (KSA)Serbia (Telenor) (MSR)Serbia (VIP) (TOP)Singapore (MM1)Singapore (XSP)Singapore (SingTel) (SIN)Singapore (StarHub) (STH)Slovakia (TMS)Slovakia (ORX)Slovakia (ORS)Slovenia (Mobitel) (MOT)Slovenia (Si.mobil) (SIM)South Africa (XFE)South Africa (XFA)South Africa (Vodafone) (XFV)South East Europe (SEE)Spain (PHE)Spain (Movistar) (XEC)Spain (Orange) (AMO)Spain (Vodafone) (ATL)Sri Lanka (SLK)Sweden (Tre) (HTS)Switzerland (AUT)Switzerland (Swisscom) (SWC)Taiwan (BRI)Thailand (THL)Thailand (MPT, Mectel) (MYM)Trinidad and Tobago (EON)Trinidad and Tobago (TTT)Tunisia (TUN)Turkey (TUR)Ukraine (Kyivstar) (SEK)United Arab Emirates (LYS)United Arab Emirates (XSG)United Kingdom (BTU)United Kingdom (EE) (EVR)United Kingdom (H3G) (H3G)United Kingdom (O2) (O2U)United Kingdom (Vodafone) (VOD)United Kingdom / Ireland (XEU)Unknown (OPV)Uruguay (UPO)Uruguay (UFU)Uruguay (Claro) (CTU)Uzbekistan (CAC)Vietnam (XXV)
Version Android 7.0
Changelist 12021559
Build date Thu, 26 Oct 2017 05:13:44 +0000
Security Patch Level 2017-11-01
Product code
PDA A520FXXU2BQJ6
CSC A520FOJV2BQJ8
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Compared to the October security patch, there are considerably fewer vulnerabilities involved in the , but it does bring a fix for the . A total of 61 vulnerabilities in Android have been patched, in addition to six exploits that affect only Samsung devices (the same number of exploits were fixed in the October patch as well). A few of them have been detailed by Samsung, but as always, a few have also been kept under wraps to ensure they aren’t taken advantage of by hackers before the security patch reaches all devices.
If you own the Galaxy A5 (2017) and reside in the UAE, you can check if the latest update is available from the Settings » Software update menu. Alternatively, you can download the full firmware and upgrade manually if waiting for the over-the-air update isn’t your thing. We’ll be sure to let you know once other Samsung devices start getting updated with the November security patch.
Firmware Details:
Model
Model name
Country
Select countryAfghanistan (AFG)Algeria (TMC)Argentina (ANC)Argentina (ARO)Argentina (Claro) (CTI)Argentina (Movistar) (UFN)Argentina (Personal) (PSN)Australia (XSA)Australia (Optus) (OPS)Australia (Telstra) (TEL)Australia (Vodafone) (VAU)Austria (TTR)Austria (3 Hutchison) (DRE)Austria (A1) (MOB)Austria (T-Mobile) (MAX)Austria (Telering) (TRG)Baltic (SEB)Belgium (Proximus) (PRO)Bolivia (BVO)Bosnia and Herzegovina (TEB)Bosnia and Herzegovina (ERO)Bosnia and Herzegovina (BH TELECOM) (BHT)Brazil (ZTO)Brazil (Claro) (ZTA)Brazil (Oi) (ZTR)Brazil (TIM) (ZTM)Brazil (VIVO) (ZVV)Bulgaria (BGL)Cambodia (CAM)Chile (CHO)Chile (Nextel) (CHX)Colombia (COO)Colombia (Comcel) (COM)Colombia (Movistar) (COB)Costa Rica (ICE)Croatia (Bonbon) (DHR)Croatia (T-Mobile) (CRO)Croatia (VIPNET) (VIP)Cyprus (CYV)Czech Republic (ETL)Czech Republic (O2C) (O2C)Czech Republic (T-Mobile) (TMZ)Czech Republic (Vodafone) (VDC)Dominican Republic (CDR)Dominican Republic (Orange) (DOR)Ecuador (EBE)Ecuador (ECO)Egypt (EGY)Fiji (Vodafone) (VFJ)France (XEF)France (Bouygues) (BOG)France (Orange) (FTM)France (SFR) (SFR)Germany (DBT)Germany (1&1) (XEG)Germany (Congstar) (DDE)Germany (T-Mobile) (DTM)Germany (Vodafone) (VD2)Greece (EUR)Greece (Cosmote) (COS)Greece (Vodafone) (VGR)Guatemala (TGU)Guatemala (PGU)Guatemala (Tigo) (CGU)Hungary (XEH)Hungary (T-mobile) (TMH)Hungary (Telenor) (PAN)Hungary (VDH) (VDH)India (INS)Indonesia (XID)Iran (THR)Iraq (MID)Ireland (TSI)Ireland (Meteor) (MET)Ireland (Three) (3IE)Ireland (Vodafone) (VDI)Israel (ILO)Israel (Cellcom) (CEL)Israel (Orange/Partner) (PTR)Israel (Pelephone) (PCL)Italy (ITV)Italy (H3G) (HUI)Italy (TIM) (TIM)Italy (Vodafone) (OMN)Italy (Wind) (WIN)Kazakhstan (SKZ)Kenya (AFR)Kenya (Zain) (DKR)Libya (BTC)Luxembourg (LUX)Macedonia (T-Mobile) (MBM)Malaysia (XME)Mexico (IUS)Mexico (Movistar) (TMM)Mexico (Telcel) (TCE)Morocco (MAT) (MAT)Morocco (MWD) (MWD)Netherlands (PHN)Netherlands (Ben NL) (DNL)Netherlands (T-Mobile) (TNL)New Zealand (TNZ)New Zealand (NZC)New Zealand (Vodafone) (VNZ)Nigeria (ECT)Nordic countries (NEE)Norway (Telenor) (TEN)Open Austria (ATO)Pakistan (PAK) (PAK)Panama (TPA)Panama (Claro) (CPA)Paraguay (Claro) (CTP)Peru (PEO)Peru (Nextel) (PNT)Peru (SAM) (SAM)Philippines (Globe) (GLB)Philippines (Open Line) (XTC)Philippines (Smart) (SMA)Poland (XEO)Poland (Heyah) (DPL)Poland (PLUS) (PLS)Poland (Play) (PRT)Poland (T-mobile) (TPL)Portugal (MEO)Portugal (TPH) (TPH)Portugal (Vodafone) (TCL)Romania (ROM)Romania (Orange) (ORO)Romania (Vodafone) (CNX)Russia (SER)Saudi Arabia (WTL)Saudi Arabia (ACR)Saudi Arabia (KSA)Serbia (Telenor) (MSR)Serbia (VIP) (TOP)Singapore (MM1)Singapore (XSP)Singapore (SingTel) (SIN)Singapore (StarHub) (STH)Slovakia (TMS)Slovakia (ORX)Slovakia (ORS)Slovenia (Mobitel) (MOT)Slovenia (Si.mobil) (SIM)South Africa (XFE)South Africa (XFA)South Africa (Vodafone) (XFV)South East Europe (SEE)Spain (PHE)Spain (Movistar) (XEC)Spain (Orange) (AMO)Spain (Vodafone) (ATL)Sri Lanka (SLK)Sweden (Tre) (HTS)Switzerland (AUT)Switzerland (Swisscom) (SWC)Taiwan (BRI)Thailand (THL)Thailand (MPT, Mectel) (MYM)Trinidad and Tobago (EON)Trinidad and Tobago (TTT)Tunisia (TUN)Turkey (TUR)Ukraine (Kyivstar) (SEK)United Arab Emirates (LYS)United Arab Emirates (XSG)United Kingdom (BTU)United Kingdom (EE) (EVR)United Kingdom (H3G) (H3G)United Kingdom (O2) (O2U)United Kingdom (Vodafone) (VOD)United Kingdom / Ireland (XEU)Unknown (OPV)Uruguay (UPO)Uruguay (UFU)Uruguay (Claro) (CTU)Uzbekistan (CAC)Vietnam (XXV)
Version Android 7.0
Changelist 12021559
Build date Thu, 26 Oct 2017 05:13:44 +0000
Security Patch Level 2017-11-01
Product code
PDA A520FXXU2BQJ6
CSC A520FOJV2BQJ8
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