Samsung is carefully handling two different software updates for its Galaxy devices, i.e., One UI 6.1 and the April 2024 security patch. There are a plethora of devices that are eligible to get these updates, but the company is carefully expanding the One UI 6.1 update to the devices. With the latest development, the Korean giant is rolling out the April 2024 security patch for the Galaxy S21 series instead of One UI 6.1.
The Galaxy S21 series started getting April 2024 security patch updates in some European countries. Users who own the Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21+, and Galaxy S21 Ultra can identify the latest update by the firmware version numbers G991BXXSAFXCL, G996BXXSAFXCL, and G998BXXSAFXCL, respectively. It is expected to be expanded to more countries in the next few days.
For your information, the April 2024 security patch is one of the standard security patch updates that doesn’t bring any new features, but at the same time, you can expect some internal improvements for the enhancements for devices. If you are having some issues while using the device, then the latest update may provide improvements for the devices. If you want to explore the latest security patch, then click here.
Moreover, the update is mainly dedicated to enhancing the overall security of the devices, so if you are concerned about your privacy and data protection on your device, then you should always keep your device up to date.
The latest update for the Galaxy S21 series is now live in Europe. If you are also using the device and started getting notifications about the update availability, you can now update it to the latest version by simply going to the software update menu via system settings.
