One UI 5.1
One UI 5.1 will arrive on many other Samsung Galaxy smartphones and this will be first
Samsung’s One UI 5.1 update is gaining popularity and users’ trust just before being launched. This admiration appears towards One UI 5.1’s new offerings. Notably, the One UI 5.1 update made its official debut on February 1st, 2023, with the Galaxy S23 flagship. Today, we will give you a short tour of this most recent One UI 5.1 update, in which we will explore its eligible devices, changelog, and what’s new. Let’s get started.
What’s new in the One UI 5.1
With the One UI 5.1 update, Samsung will indulge various novelties to the eligible Galaxy device. For those who are unaware, we are letting you know here what this new One UI 5.1 update will bring with it. Let us inform you that the One UI 5.1 has brought modifications in Gallery, Connectivity, Sharing, Widgets, AR Zone, Multitasking, Bixby Routines, and more. Besides it, some new features are also included in this update.
Coming to each modification individually, first take a look at the Camera and Gallery related changes. The One UI 5.1 update has brought new Photo Remaster, and Image Clipper functions, made the searching and detail accessing easier, and got several modifications to the stories function too. If you are willing to know about these in-depth, you can check them out here in our previous dedicated article.
Now moving on to the Widgets changes, this most recent update has new offerings for the Weather and Battery Widgets. With this update, you can now check all your connected Galaxy devices’ remaining battery information directly in your smartphone. Besides the Widgets, the update has a lot of sharing-related changes as well; it makes app sharing easier and handier. [In-depth info can be found here- Widgets, Sharing]
The new One UI 5.1 update got some features for multitasking and connectivity as well, which will make your PC-Galaxy phone connectivity and multitasking easy. This update also has a lot of lock screen customization features, new AR Zone and AR Emoji-related features, and ‘Modes’ related modifications too. The One UI 5.1 update also brought a major feature with it, which is the ‘Bixby Text Call’ (English).
Changelog of the One UI 5.1 update
- Changing the hue for a selfie is now easier with the Effects button.
- With the shared family album, it is easier to share photos, even using face recognition (5 GB of storage space for each member, up to 6 people).
- Ability to save screenshots or screen recordings in a folder of your choice.
- Ability to use 3 Emojis in AR to replace faces.
- Layout and editing improvements in AR doodles.
- New battery widget to check the battery level of devices: smartphones, but also Galaxy Buds, Galaxy Watch, and other supported devices.
- New style for the weather widget.
- Ability to choose different wallpapers on the unlock screen and home screen depending on the current activity (e.g., work or sport).
- Expansion of the scenarios for modalities and routines.
- Simpler invitations for shared albums, notes, and calendars.
- Easier access to the function to set Wi-Fi speakers as media output.
- Improved multitasking in DeX mode.
- Improved search for the Samsung Internet Browser app.
- Faster and easier initial setup of your new smartphone.
One UI 5.1: Eligible Galaxy devices
With the arrival of the One UI 5.1 update, one question appeared in nearly every user’s mind, whether their device is eligible for it or not. The answer is nearly all Android 13 booted Galaxy devices will get the One UI 5.1 update. Still, for your help, we are providing a list of eligible Galaxy devices (only premium devices, which you can find below.
- Galaxy S22, S22+, and S22 Ultra
- Galaxy S21, S21+, and S21 Ultra
- Galaxy S21 FE
- Galaxy S20, S20+, and S20 Ultra
- Galaxy Z Fold4
- Galaxy Z Flip4
- Galaxy Z Fold3
- Galaxy Z Flip3
- Galaxy Z Fold2
- Galaxy Z Flip
- Galaxy Z Flip 5G
Apart from this, you can check our expected device list, which we have prepared by looking at Samsung’s Update Policy and previous update programs. The list can be found here.
Samsung fans are eagerly waiting for the new One UI 6 beta updates for their devices, but Samsung is delaying it; amid this, the company has started distributing its new update for the Galaxy devices. Currently, the Galaxy S20FE devices are receiving the update in the form August 2023 security patch.
The latest security patch doesn’t bring any innovation to the device, but it brings some minor increment for the improvements of the security of the devices. At the moment, Samsung still needs to publish a detailed bulletin of the update, so we can’t say exactly how many fixes were made in this update.
The August security patch is now rolling out in some countries, including Panama, Bolivia, Brazil, Guatemala, Paraguay, and Trinidad & Tobago. All the Galaxy S20FE users who belong to the mentioned countries will get the update through OTA.
The new update for Galaxy S20FE is now live in the countries mentioned above, but due to the limitation of the server, it will be distributed to users batch-wise, which means some users will get it on the same day of release while others will get it in the next few days.
Users who own S20FE should get the notification on their devices shortly; once the notification arrives, you can easily update your device by tapping it and installing it through the software update menu. Alternatively, users can check the update availability manually by going to the software update option by the device’s main Settings.
After successfully organizing the unpacked event, now Samsung is actively rolling out the July 2023 security update for its devices. Currently, the update is live for Galaxy A33 5G. The latest update doesn’t bring any new features but comes as maintenance for the Galaxy devices.
Notably, the latest security update is rolled out in Europe. The update is expanding in batches, so it takes time to reach every user in the region. For identification users can check out its build version A336BXXS7CWG1.
Galaxy A33 5G July 2023 security update, what’s new
The July 2023 update comes with the standard changelog which says the stability and reliability have been improved and the security of the device is also improved. However this time the new update specifies that the Bluetooth connectivity is also improved.
As the update includes a new security patch, it will come with over 90 security patches that fix several internal functions of the devices. In other words, the update will improve the security of the device and make it more effective against external threats.
How to install
You should get a notification regarding the new update, and just tapping on it you can easily install it on your device, but in any case, if you didn’t get notified about the update so you can also check the update manually by following the below steps:
- Go to the device Settings
- Then click on the Software updates button
- Now tap on Download and install
- wait until the search is finished,
- If it shows the security update is available, tap on the install button,
- It will start downloading and get installed automatically.
Samsung’s fan edition smartphones always have a different fanbase set as it brings out the combined handset technology and model design. As of now, the Galaxy S21 FE is the latest Samsung FE smartphone which was launched after the success of the Galaxy S21 in the market. The firm skipped the Galaxy S22 FE, but now it is all set for the comeback of the Galaxy S23 FE. It is expected that Samsung will officially announce after its Galaxy Unpacked event.
A reliable source, Android Authority, a senior business executive, reported that Samsung would soon release the Galaxy S23 FE. Additionally, Justin Hume, Samsung’s Vice president of mobile division for South Africa, said the firm will announce soon. He added,” an FE-sized gap between the Galaxy A54 5G and Galaxy S23.” The model will likely be equipped with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor in the US and China regions. In contrast, the rest of the regions will receive Exynos 2200 chipset-powered Galaxy S23 FE variants.
The model is expected to include internal storage of 128GB and 256GB and 8GB RAM. One UI based on Android 13 is said to run on top of the Galaxy S23 FE. A 12-megapixel front camera sensor is probably mounted on a flat 6.4-inch Full HD+ resolution AMOLED display with a refresh rate 120Hz and a punch hole in the center. The triple rear camera system would include the following:
Galaxy S23 FE Camera:
- A 50-megapixel main sensor.
- A 12-megapixel sensor with an ultra-wide angle lens.
- An 8-megapixel sensor with a telephoto lens.
- Battery system with 4,500 mAh and 25W fast charging support.
Galaxy S23 FE Launch Timeline:
The Galaxy S23 FE will mostly hold similar specifications to the Galaxy S23. The fan edition model is expected to launch by the year’s end. The Galaxy S23 series includes three variants: the Galaxy S23, the Galaxy S23+, and the Galaxy S23 Ultra, and the fan edition variant may be equipped with some significant features of the S23 series.