The Galaxy J3 (2017) was released in the United States earlier this year. Those who own this handset will soon receive an over-the-air update notification because Samsung has started rolling out the October security patch for this handset.
Samsung has released the October security patch for the Galaxy J3 (2017) model number SM-J327U in the United States. The handset is available in the country from carriers like AT&T.
Galaxy J3 (2017) October Security Patch
The Galaxy J3 (2017) is a budget smartphone with modest specifications. It features a 5-inch Super AMOLED 1280×720 pixel resolution display, an Exynos 7570 processor and 1.5GB of RAM. The handset also features 16GB of storage, a microSD card slot and is powered by Android 7.0 Nougat.
Firmware version J327UUEU1AQJ1 is now being rolled out for the Galaxy J3 (2017) in the United States. It's a minor update so there are no new features to look forward to. What it does bring is the October security patch.
The security patch for the month of October 2017 brings fixes for 215 vulnerabilities in the Android operating system. Fixes for six vulnerabilities in Samsung's own software are included as well.
This firmware update is now being rolled out over-the-air in the United States. It's also available for download from our firmware section.