April security patch finally reaches Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8+, Galaxy Z Flip

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We're halfway through April, and Samsung hasn't finished rolling out this month's security update to all of its devices yet - and the Galaxy S8, S8+, and Galaxy Z Flip are the next lucky recipients.
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