In this day and age of the digital space, seeing leaks before a product launch has become the norm. Many companies actively try to stop this from happening, but whatever they’re doing isn’t very effective, as the leaks keep coming. Unfortunately, if you’re hoping to see leaks of Samsung’s future One UI builds, that might be harder, as Samsung has found a fix for it.
Samsung has a fix for One UI leaks
In the past few years, leading up to the official announcement and release of Samsung’s One UI updates, we’d typically see leaks in the months ahead. This gives us an idea of what to expect, and honestly, it helps build excitement and anticipation. This kind of feedback from the public could be useful for Samsung to see what may or may not be resonating with its customers.
These leaks were courtesy of a community-made C# tool that interacts with Samsung’s Firmware Over-The-Air (FOTA) servers. Basically, it decrypts metadata and also allows access to pre-release firmware. This, in turn, lets users pull information ahead of the release or announcement.
Believe it or not, Samsung seems to have been blissfully unaware of this. That is, according to a SammyGuru report, a user calling themselves Farlune sent in a report to Samsung and brought it to their attention.
According to the email, “I would like to report a possible security and confidentiality breach involving the unauthorised access and distribution of internal OTA test builds. A .cs (C#) source file is circulating which appears to interact directly with Samsung’s OTA servers. The file is capable of retrieving internal test firmware and uses a method compatible with tools like CheckFirm to decrypt metadata or access pre-release firmware, potentially bypassing standard access controls.”
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Fair enough, but still
Obviously, these leaks are “wrong” and potentially “illegal”. Samsung has the right to protect its intellectual property. In fact, as Android Police points out, these internal builds could pose security threats and have vulnerabilities. This is because they’re not meant for the general public, at least not yet.
At the same time, it is a blow to the Samsung enthusiast community. Seeing leaked products and leaked builds ahead of the official announcement can be fun. It’s a great tool for discussion and, in some cases, gives the company free marketing and hype. This doesn’t mean that future One UI leaks are impossible; it’s just going to be much harder.
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