Samsung has been delivering the latest One UI 5.1 update to Galaxy S21 FE users across the globe. After a limited rollout in Europe and the US, the Korean tech giant has finally started sending the much-awaited update to Indian users.
With One UI 5.1, Samsung aims to provide its customers with a more refined and optimized user experience. The update comes with several new features and improvements that are designed to enhance the overall performance of the Galaxy S21 FE device.
One UI 5.1 New Features:
Camera
- Selfies: When taking selfies, you can easily change the color tone by selecting Natural or Bright.
Multi-tasking
- In Pop-Up View, you can now adjust the window size by dragging the window edges in any direction.
- For split view, you’ll see categories for Recent apps and Most used apps, allowing you to quickly select apps for Split Screen.
Gallery
- GIF Remaster: GIF Remaster has been added to help you remaster and improve the quality of your GIFs.
- Extract text from a video: Extract text is available if you pause a video with text information on screen. Select to extract the text which can then be used in emails, contacts, on the internet and more.
- Details view: When you select details of a photo or video, you can see both the image and the details at the same time in landscape mode. Select an image or video from Gallery > Select three dots for more options > Select details > Rotate device to landscape mode.
Wallpaper:
- Wallpaper Video: You can select a video clip to use as your wallpaper. The best part of the video clip is recommended for editing. Open Wallpaper > Select a video from your Gallery > Trim recommends the best moment (15 seconds max).
Widgets
- Battery Widget: A Battery widget has been added that will quickly show battery life for the smartphone and connected devices.
- Weather Widget: Daily weather summary, forecast, hourly precipitation, severe weather alert, and other information has been added.
AR Zone
- Multiple emojis: Add a second AR Emoji in a single sticker. Customize each emoji and then combine them as you prefer.
Samsung Internet
- Continue to browse Samsung Internet from another device when both devices are signed into the same Samsung account. Sync the data in Settings > Samsung account > Sync settings > Enable “Samsung Internet”.
- You will receive a Samsung Internet pop-up on screen on your second device > Tap to continue browsing.
Bixby Text Call
- Use Bixby to answer phone calls and respond to people with text-to-voice.
- Open Phone app > More options (3 dots) > Settings > Bixby text call.
In addition to bringing new features and improvements to the Galaxy S21 FE device, the One UI 5.1 update also includes the latest February 2023 security patch. The firmware version for the update is G990EXXU4EWBE, and it comes with a download size of around 1.3GB. The update is expected to improve the device’s performance and stability and also provide users with a more seamless and intuitive user interface.
What about S21 Ultra variant? It is so shocking to see that it has now been more than 2 weeks after the 5.1 rollout in other regions and still it has not made its way to India.