What speed, Samsung! Android 13 and One UI 5 available on Galaxy S21, S20 and Note 20. This year Samsung is proving particularly fast with updates to Android 13: the One UI 5 is in fact being distributed on Samsung Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21 + and Galaxy S21 Ultra, but also on Samsung Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20 +, Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G, Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, even on some Italian devices. Let’s find out what is new and how to update your smartphone to the latest version of the robot.
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Samsung Galaxy S21, Galaxy S20 and Galaxy Note 20 receive Android 13: the news of the update
A couple of weeks after the younger Samsung Galaxy S22, the Samsung Galaxy S21, Galaxy S20 and Galaxy Note 20 families are already receiving the stable update to Android 13 with One UI 5. Firmware is being distributed in Europe, too. in Italy for some users: these are respectively the versions G99 * BXXU5DVJC, G98 * FXXUFGVJE (G988BXXUFGVJE for S20 Ultra) and N98xBXXU5GVJE, dedicated to models with Exynos SoC. The download required is more than 2 GB, so we advise you to take advantage of a Wi-Fi network if you do not want to affect the limited amount of mobile data.
The security patches remain those of October 2022 (we move to November only on the Galaxy Note 20), but the news are obviously many: in addition to a general renewal of the system, Galaxy S21, S20 and Note 20 welcome the new customization possibilities ( with more complete color palettes, even more “dynamic” themes with new larger icons, with improved contrasts and subtle shades), new animations and transition effects, new blur effects on the background of the quick panel, home and entire system, new styles for the clock (for the lock screen and more), new settings for the choice of wallpapers, customizable caller screens, more advanced routines, Sleep Mode, stackable widgets, new gestures for multitasking and split screen mode, new Connected Devices menu within Settings, news for the Camera app (watermarks and more) and the Gallery, wider notifications, new po p-up for incoming calls (with the possibility of responding quickly with a text message when we are busy) and much more.
The One UI 5 will arrive on many other Samsung Galaxy devices, including smartphones and tablets: given the status of the beta program, the next ones to update should be Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 and Galaxy Z Fold4, which have reached the third test firmware a few days ago. Next should be the Galaxy Z Fold3 5G, Z Flip3 5G and several other models, already by the end of the year.
How to update Samsung Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21 +, Galaxy S21 Ultra, Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20 +, Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G, Galaxy Note 20, Galaxy Note 20 Ultra to Android 13
The update is being distributed via OTA on Samsung Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21 +, Galaxy S21 Ultra, Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20 +. Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G, Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, also in Italy for some non-branded models branded by operators. To search for the Android 13 update on your smartphone, you can go to the system settings, following the path “Settings> Software updates> Download and install”. In case of a negative result, you can try again in a few hours or at most in the next few days. So, are you satisfied with the speed of the South Korean manufacturer?
