Why does Samsung insist on connecting to wifi to download phone updates and...

[Emig5m]

Is there a way to bypass it? It's frustrating that I can't update my phone (S23Ultra). I don't have any wifi to connect to, I pay a premium for unlimited 5g so no worries of bandwidth limitations. I can download anything of any size, stream video all day, update all other apps, etc.. but why not the the phone's updates?

Also, is there any phone brand that I can buy/use in the USA that's a flagship like the S23 Ultra that won't block updating the phone over data?

 

[Telyx]

Motorola does that too for OS upgrades. At least they allow security updates over mobile data.

 

[Emig5m]

So say "what-if" there was some security flaw that allowed hackers to gain access to your banking app and you get cleaned out and Samsung was the one who didn't allow you to update your phone to the latest updates by blocking the download over your data connection, would they be liable since they blocked you from updating your phone?

 

[xXx yYy]

Wi-Fi connection is default with Android.

 

[alecxs]

check the settings for updater I am pretty sure there is similar for samsung. maybe samsung user can tell you.