New update alert: Nokia 2.1, Redmi K30/Poco X2, Honor 8X, Verizon Galaxy S9/S9+, Sprint Galaxy S8, AT&T LG V60 & Asus ZenFone 6

A new day, and a new set of phones from different manufacturers, are picking up new updates. Notably, the Nokia 2.1, Redmi K30/Poco X2, Honor 8X, Verizon Galaxy S9/S9+, Sprint Galaxy S8, AT&T LG V60, and Asus ZenFone 6 are grabbing the latest updates.

To clear things out, all the phones, namely Nokia 2.1, Redmi K30/Poco X2, Honor 8X, Verizon Samsung Galaxy S9/S9+ and AT&T LG V60 ThinQ are being served with the latest April 2020 patchset, while the Sprint Samsung Galaxy S8, which is grabbing the March 2020 update.

The Asus ZenFone 6 is getting an optimization update that improved the WiFi connection stability. Let us take a look at the updates, one by one:

Nokia 2.1

Nokia 2.1 is getting a new security update, that brings the April security patch. Due to the lack of an official changelog of the update, it is unsure what all features, this new update brings in for the device.

The update, however, weighs in around 76.6 MB in size and those who are interested in manually installing the update on their Nokia 2.1, can grab the update package file from below:

• Device: Nokia 2.1
• Codename: dynamo
• Android: 9
  • Type: Recovery
    • Download: Link

Redmi K30 aka Poco X2

The Redmi K30 (aka Poco X2) is getting the April security patch in China. The update arrives with version number V11.0.15.0.QGHCNXM and weighs in around 294 MB in size.

Changelog:
Updated Android Security Patch to April 2020. Increased system security.

You can grab the update package file from below:

• Device: Redmi K30
• Codename: Phoenix
• Channel: China
• Version: V11.0.15.0.QGHCNXM
• Android: 10
  • Type: Recovery
    • Download: Link
    • MD5: b64a45d83d2487e8abdf7ecdf907bd17

Honor 8X

The April security patch is also hitting the Honor 8X units. The OTA arrives with version number 10.0.0.188 and weighs in a mere 99.60 MB in size. The update simply integrates the latest security patches for the device and is purely incremental in nature.

Verizon Galaxy S9 and S9+

Verizon variants of the Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ are picking up the latest April 2020 security update. The update arrives with version number DTD1 and is purely incremental in nature.

What’s changing:
– The current software update gives you the most up to date Android security patches on your device.

Sprint Samsung Galaxy S8

The Sprint variant of the Samsung Galaxy S8 is now grabbing the March 2020 security update. From the changelog, it is clear that the update simply bumps the security patch level to March 2020.

Fixes:
– March 2020 Security Patch Only

(Source)

AT&T LG V60 ThinQ

One of the major US carriers, AT&T has pushed a new security update for the LG V60 ThinQ smartphone. The update is confirmed to bring the April 2020 security update by one of the LG V60 ThinQ AT&T users on Reddit.

Asus ZenFone 6/ Asus 6Z

Asus has also pushed a new optimization update for its Asus ZenFone 6/ Asus 6Z smartphone. The update reportedly brings improvement in the WiFi connection stability and arrives with the version number 17.1810.2003.145.

【Release Note】
– Improved the WiFi connection stability

(Source)

Happy Updating!

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