The latest software update has already reached a number of Galaxy A series models, while the expansion is underway. The firmware’s availability may vary by model, country, or carrier, while you can check for new software update by following the steps below.

• System Settings → Software update → Download and install.

One UI 5.1 changes the way you experience the Camera and Gallery apps on your Galaxy device with new features and notable enhancements. For multitasking, there are new quick tools so you can access the most used apps hassle-free along with improvements in DeX.

The Modes and Routines function now changes the wallpaper based on your mode as well as adds more actions for Routines. The Weather app is now quite advanced and showcases quick access to useful information, hourly precipitation graphs, and more on the widget.

One UI 5.1 also promotes the Samsung Internet browser with the addition of a new feature, letting users continue browsing on another device. For the home screen, there are new battery widgets so you can check the battery juice of connected devices, Spotify suggestions in Smart Suggestion widget and more.

Check which new features One UI 5.1 brings to Samsung Galaxy A series devices:

Camera and Gallery

1. Quickly change the color tone for selfies
2. More powerful search
3. Enhanced image remastering
4. Create a shared family album
5. Revamped info display

Multitasking

1. Easily minimize or switch to full screen
2. Access your most used apps in split screen
3. Improved multitasking in DeX

Modes and Routines

1. Change wallpapers based on your mode
2. More actions for routines

Weather

1. Quick access to useful information
2. Hourly precipitation graph
3. Summary on Weather widget

Samsung Internet

1. Continue browsing on another device
2. Improved search

Additional changes

1. Check the battery level of your devices with new widget
2. Settings suggestions
3. Spotify suggestions
4. Choose where to save screenshots and screen recordings

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Starting the Galaxy S21 series, Samsung applied the AI-based Scene Optimizer feature in the Galaxy Camera app. Using deep learning and AI, this feature upscales the Moon shot and adds further details with processing to deliver a crispy and vibrant shot in Space Zoom.

“Samsung continues to improve Scene Optimizer to reduce any potential confusion that may occur between the act of taking a picture of the real moon and an image of the moon.” Said Samsung.

The Korean tech giant explains, if you have Scene Optimizer turned on, AI detects when you’re taking a clear photo of the Moon at 25X zoom or above. As soon as the camera detects the Moon, the technology lowers the brightness, and captures multiple frames (to produce a bright, low-noise picture).

Later, the AI-based feature uses a neural network to enhance the detail using a high-resolution reference image for comparison. The company also cited that the feature will not work if you either take a snapshot of the obscured Moon or use an image that clearly wasn’t taken on Earth.

“If users wish to take a picture without the support of AI, users can easily deactivate Scene Optimizer by heading to: Camera → Camera Settings → Scene Optimizer → Off“

Samsung may have felt explanation necessary during huge fake criticism of its pro-grade camera technology. A Reddit user shared his experience of experimenting with Moon shot using a Galaxy smartphone, which created critical controversy against Samsung.

With Scene Optimizer turned on, the Reddit user took a shot of a download and blurred image of the Moon, displayed on the monitor. The feature detected the appearance of the Moon and added details and sharpness to the shot to make it crispy as it does in real shots.

Naturally, anyone will call this kind of experience cheating but the reality is that Samsung revealed this technology after the release of the Galaxy S21 series. AI and machine learning technologies are being used in almost all aspects of the tech industry, and if a camera using it, it should not be any controversy.

Samsung AI deep learning for Moon detection:

The Brightness Control Process:

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According to the info, Samsung Galaxy S20, Galaxy A52 5G, and Galaxy A71 devices will get the new One UI 5.1 update on March 21 in Canada. In addition, the firmware will also bring the latest March 2023 security patch to keep the system software secure against various threats.

One UI 5.1 is going to be the last major software update for the Galaxy S20 series and Galaxy A71. These four devices launched with Android 10-based One UI 2.1 out of the box and were eligible for three generations of major OS upgrades.

On the other hand, the Galaxy A52 5G was launched in 2021, running the Android 11-based One UI 3.1 pre-installed. This phone is also supported for up to three Android upgrades, and the support is scheduled to end with the release of Android 14 this year.

Also Read | One UI 5-based Good Lock apps take user experience to the next level

Samsung’s new One UI 5.1 software is still based on the Android 13 operating system. Over the vanilla One UI 5 version, the 5.1 brings some additional new features such as a battery widget, enhanced Gallery & Camera along with refined performance and fluency.

Since the carrier will begin the rollout on March 21, we recommend you download the firmware over an unmetered internet connection such as WiFi. It’s not necessary to create a backup of your data prior to software installation but you can create one to get back the data in case of any mishappening.

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The latest update for Galaxy A31 arrives with version A315FXXU2DWB3 and a big installation package size of 845.75 MB. Y You may notice some changes after you install this update because the package size of this update is larger as compared to regular monthly updates.

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Samsung’s February 2023 Android security patch brings fixes for a total of 55 vulnerabilities and exposures that were harming user privacy and security. More specifically, the update addresses 5 CVEs leveled Critical, and 43 CVEs leveled High.

Samsung Galaxy A31 February 2023 update – India #Samsung #GalaxyA31 pic.twitter.com/Ca4DFKNwO8

— Samsung Software Updates (@SamsungSWUpdate) March 16, 2023

If you want to check for the latest update manually, head to your device Settings tap on Software updates, and finally hit the Download and install button.

January 19, 2023

Samsung is rolling out January 2023 security update for Galaxy A31 users in India. You can identify the latest update through One UI build version A315FXXS2DWA2.

Samsung’s January 2023 update fixes 52 CVE items from Google’s Android OS that were causing data leaks and other problems. Meanwhile, the update also resolves 20 SVEs that were harming various One UI apps and services.

Samsung Galaxy A31 January 2023 security patch – India #Samsung #GalaxyA31 pic.twitter.com/ipGgywdlkf

— Samsung Software Updates (@SamsungSWUpdate) January 19, 2023

September 03, 2022: Android 12-based One UI 4.1 update in UAE

Samsung Galaxy A31 smartphone users are getting a new update with the July 2022 security patch in Brazil. Users can identify the latest version via the One UI build version A315GDXU1DVH1.

The latest update installs the Android patch released in July 2022 to enhance system security and stability. As per the patch detail, this update fixes dozens of privacy and security-related issues and exploits. These vulnerabilities include 3 Critical and 20 High levels of CVE and SVE items from Google and Samsung.

May 18: Android 12-based One UI 4.1 update in UAE

Samsung has begun dispatching the Android 12-based One UI 4.1 update for Galaxy A31 smartphone users in the United Arab Emirates. This update comes with many new and advanced features that will surely give you a flagship-level feel while operating your phone.

There’s Dynamic Theming, extra brightness and extra dim feature, new camera modes, improved Gallery with new editing tools, customizable RAM Plus, and many more.

Samsung Galaxy A31 Android 12 One UI 4.1 update – UAE #Samsung #GalaxyA31 #android12 pic.twitter.com/jnZaB5wgqy

— Samson One UI #TeamGalaxy – SFC (@SamsonUpdate) May 18, 2022

May 17 – Samsung Galaxy A31 Android 12 One UI 4.1 update (India)

Samsung is sending the Android 12-based One UI 4.1 update for Galaxy A31 smartphone users in India. The update makes your phone more intuitive, more fun, more secure, and easier to use.

It brings a Grammarly-powered keyboard, improved Notes app, color palette, customizable RAM Plus, new camera features, editing tools, and many more. You can identify it via One UI build version A315FXXU1DVD8.

Samsung Galaxy A31 Android 12 One UI 4.1 update – India #Samsung #GalaxyA31 #OneUI4 pic.twitter.com/bYIkqs3zDh

— Samson One UI #TeamGalaxy – SFC (@SamsonUpdate) May 17, 2022

November 23

Tip

You can check the latest security patch content on the official Samsung security update page and eligibility on the scope page.

Previous updates

• August 23: Samsung August 2021 security update released for Galaxy A31

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According to reports, the display refresh rate drops below 60Hz while scrolling in Galaxy Store on the Samsung Galaxy S23 series. This reduced refresh rate destroys the pro-grade user experience, which is available on other, even third-party applications.

When you scroll the screen in Galaxy Store, you would face stutter (a low refresh rate) on all Galaxy S23 smartphone models. Even, you might head toward system Settings to ensure whether your phone running on Adaptive motion smoothness or not.

It’s worth mentioning that the low refresh rate support for Galaxy Store feels like budget phone usage to the S23 consumers. And probably, it might not be an S23-limited issue, as Samsung’s own app distribution platform doesn’t feel smooth on more Galaxy phones too.

There are also talks that the recent firmware update destroyed Galaxy Store’s scrolling smoothness on the Galaxy S23 series. Anyway, Samsung must look into the matter and re-optimize the Galaxy Store for the latest flagship, custom chipset, and the new One UI 5.1 software.

If you are facing the same issue on your Galaxy S23 phone, try clearing the Galaxy Store cache and user data once, followed by a reboot. It should somehow make the experience better, and as a temporary solution, we suggest you access Galaxy Store only for One UI app updates, as everything is already available on Play Store.

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Back in February, Google released the Android 14 Developer Preview 1 (DP2 on Mar. 8) to eligible Pixel phones. However, Samsung’s One UI 6 Beta testing is expected to start by the end of July or early August, followed by a Stable release later this year. Read more → Everything about One UI 6.0

The Galaxy flagships debuted after the S21 series are eligible for four major OS upgrades. At the same time, select mid-range phones, starting with Galaxy A53 and Galaxy A73, are also eligible to get up to four generations of Android upgrades and five years of patches.

The Galaxy S20 series and Note 20 series smartphones are no longer eligible for any major firmware upgrade. The same case is for the Galaxy Z Flip (LTE/5G), S20 FE (LTE/5G), Z Fold 2 5G, Note 10 Lite, S10 Lite, A51, and A71 devices.

It’s worth mentioning that all of the devices have received the Android 13-based One UI 5 as their third major update. As per the company’s software update policy, Samsung devices mentioned above (below in list format) won’t be receiving the next big Android update – Android 14.

• Galaxy S20, S20+ and S20 Ultra
• Galaxy Z Flip – LTE/5G
• Galaxy S20 FE – LTE/5G
• Galaxy Note 20 and Note 20 Ultra
• Galaxy Z Fold 2 5G
• Galaxy Note 10 Lite
• Galaxy S10 Lite
• Galaxy A51 and A71

If you want to experience the upcoming Android 14-based One UI 6 software, upgrading to the Galaxy S23 is the best option for now. In the second half, Samsung will release the Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Flip 5 devices, which will also be getting One UI 6 in priority.

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Samsung Galaxy S20 series deserves one more big OS upgrade

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As always, there’s no changelog for the Google Play Store version 34.9.11 update. However, the company may have added under-the-hood improvements in order to enhance your experience while discovering apps, games and other stuff along with refined download and install functions.

How to update Play Store officially:

• Open Google Play Store app, hit the Profiles icon to expand the options
• Tap the 2nd last option entitled “Settings” followed by “About”
• You’ve reached the destination, finally hit “Update Play Store”

Google Play Store update usually gets downloaded in the background as soon as the release becomes available on your device. When you restart your phone, the installation begins and concludes quickly so you can have the latest version of the app market.

Not recommended | You can also sideload the latest version before its public release via APKMirror.

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On February 1st, the company unveiled the Galaxy S23 series, which runs Android 13-based One UI 5.1 out of the box. Starting February 13, Samsung has begun to release the S23 lineup’s exclusive One UI 5.1 software with its older flagship devices including the S22 series.

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Features apart, the Galaxy S22, S22 Plus and S22 Ultra users are facing different kinds of issues (via PiunikaWeb) with their smartphones such as battery drain, heating and low power efficiency. Users believe that the situation was better before December 2022 patch, which got worse with January 2023 patch.

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Among consumers, there are discussions that the battery drain and heating issues are generated on models due to chipset maker differences as well as Samsung Foundry. The Exynos 2200 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processors are manufactured by Samsung Foundry.

Due to inefficient processes, the system on the chip gets affected by battery consumption issues due to thermal management. Since consumers in some countries such as India are quite satisfied with their Galaxy S22 phone’s battery, the issue is mainly reported spotted on Exynos models.

During Exynos 2200’s internal testing, Samsung faced critical thermal throttling due to the chipset’s inefficiency and additionally powerful GPU, which forced it to reduce clock speed by 0.61Ghz. To bring the world’s most powerful GPU, Samsung partnered with AMD and used Xclipse GPU in the Exynos 2200.

Due to Exynos’ heating and Foundry’s production efficiency issues, Samsung turned to Qualcomm and decided to ditch its self-developed SoC from the Galaxy S lineup. This year, the Galaxy S23 series uses Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset manufactured by TSMC, worldwide.

We hope Samsung will soon fix battery draining and heating issues on the Galaxy S22 devices through a firmware update. Since hardware issues can’t be fixed with even hundreds of firmware updates, they could be reduced or optimized with code changes.

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Samsung Galaxy S22 Bugs/Issues Thread: Battery drain, heating, low power efficiency #Samsung #GalaxyS22 @SamsungMobile
Consumers having issues with their S22 can share their concerns/feedback in the comments.

— Sammy Fans (@thesammyfans) January 21, 2023

Updated on March 15

Due to bad battery life, some Galaxy S22 Ultra users are wondering to upgrade to the Galaxy S23 Ultra, which is setting new records in efficiency. Meanwhile, it’s bad to hear that the company has not yet completely fixed the battery draining issue on the S22 series.

Are my apps that power hungry ? To where I can’t even get 3 hours of SOT, without having to charge. ABSOLUTELY love the phone but considering upgrading to s23 ultra just because of the battery upgrade. Which I can’t even say it’s worth paying the extra 5-600 dollars for that. from S22Ultra

Mar. 11

Samsung started rolling out March 2023 security update to the Galaxy S22 series. And we have noted different feedback from consumers, with some users having better battery efficiency, while some are still complaining about the drainage issue.

Mar. 4

Galaxy S22 Ultra (Exynos) users continue to report (1, 2) battery drain issues on their smartphones. Hopefully, the March 2023 security update will bring improvements to battery efficiency as part of fixing the issue.

Feb. 23

After upgrading to the One UI 5.1 software, some Galaxy S22 smartphone users are still facing battery draining and low power efficiency issues. Not only the screen on time, but the battery is also getting more consumed while the screen is off, or not in use.

Feb. 14

Reports suggest that the One UI 5.1 update has not fixed Galaxy S22’s battery-draining problems.

Feb. 13

Samsung pushed the major One UI 5.1 update for several Galaxy devices including the S22 series. It’s now expanding to both Exynos and Snapdragon models, worldwide. Hopefully, the One UI 5.1 update will resolve the battery draining and low power efficiency problems.

Feb. 7

Concerns like abnormal battery drain and low power efficiency continue to emerge (1, 2, 3, 4) on the Galaxy S22 series devices. The company has recently pushed the February patch for select Galaxy models, and we hope, it could fix the battery and heating problems.

I have had the Galaxy S22 (Exynos) for almost a year now and my experience has not been completely satisfactory The battery gives me between 2-3 hours of SOT, and the device’s performance has been quite poor. There are frequent lags, the phone gets very hot, and if l’m playing a game (not a heavy game, for example Brawl Stars) while listening to music with the Galaxy Buds Pro, the music cuts out and the experience ends up being very bad. Does anyone else have this problem? Do you think that if a go to the technical service they can give me a solution?

Feb. 5

Two more Galaxy S22 smartphone users reported having battery drain and overheating issues. According to the first affected user, their S22 heats up in general usage (such as WhatsApp, Twitter), however, the device is already delivering bad battery efficiency.

Second user said that they have fully charged the smartphone and the battery drained by 13% without any usage in the meantime. The user speculates that the Always on Display feature is eating battery heavily, however, there seems a software issue.

Jan. 31

A Galaxy S22 smartphone user said on Reddit that Samsung’s authorized service center can just factory reset the device and recommends waiting for a few days since the battery health is good. It looks like processor issues and buggy software is causing the battery drain and overheating issues.

Jan. 30

Samsung released the 2nd January 2023 firmware update Galaxy S22 series in certain regions but the battery drain and overheating issues continue to emerge. Meanwhile, there are different kinds of workarounds, which has the latest entry of turning off “Adaptive Battery” feature.

• Open System Settings >> Battery >> Adaptive preferences >> Turn on “Adaptive Battery”

Jan. 28

A Reddit user @lazykryptonian said that the Galaxy S22’s overheating issue is caused because of the chipset’s design and Samsung foundry problems. Further, they added that “Some are much better than others but there’s no control over getting a decent one vs bad.”

Jan. 27

A Galaxy S22 Ultra user claimed that after restricting background activities of unused apps, the battery consumption is greatly reduced. As per the user, the battery consumption before restricting activities was 10% per hour, which is now 2% per hour. You can also try it as a temporary fix.

Jan. 25

Samsung provides you with tips that will show you how to get the best out of your battery in everyday usage and how to look after your battery. The tips are as follows:

• > Reduce display brightness level
• > Close, disable, or uninstall unused Apps
• > Turn off Always On Display (AOD) or set a schedule
• > Toggle off WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS when not in use
• > Turn on Power saving mode
• > Check your device Signal bars

Jan. 24

Some users reported having overheating issues during video calls, as well as on WhatsApp video calls. And amid battery drain controversy, a Galaxy S22 Ultra user said that his phone’s brightness was fading day by day, which could be because of abnormal battery drain.

Jan. 23

Issues like abnormal battery drain and overheating continue to emerge on the Galaxy S22 series devices, with Exynos models being most affected. Consumers complained that the January patch destroyed battery performance and generated heating issues, even in normal usage.

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Folks over at 91mobiles revealed the design of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy F14 smartphone ahead of its possible next week launch. The budget phone could be priced at about INR 15000 in the Indian market and will be available for purchase on Flipkart.com.

Like other Samsung phones, the Galaxy F14 brings volume rockers and a power button on the right side, while the left remains vacant. Other than the two camera sensors, without a bump, there’s an LED flash, as part of making nighttime photography possible.

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Theme Park is an app, that belongs to the Good Lock customization suite. The application makes it possible to create a custom theme that consists of wallpaper, keyboard, quick panel, icon, and volume panel. Combining Theme Park tools, Samsung can swiftly make One UI 6.0 the ultimate customizable software.

Theme Park tools should be a part of One UI 6:

Since Good Lock is not available for all Galaxy models and all regions/markets, Theme Park can only be used on a limited scale. At the same time, some users are either unaware of the Good Lock tool or don’t want to enter into the hurdle of creating a custom theme.

Using the Theme tool of the Theme Park app, you can set the wallpaper and get the color combination for the theme. It is somehow similar to the Color Palette but allows you to manually select a main color and a style, which affects the overall color and mood of the theme.

The Keyboard customization tool of Theme Park is also useful. It brings fruitful features such as personalization of Key style, and tap color as well as allows you to use an image on all keys. If you spend some free with the Keyboard tool, you can create give an epic look and feel to it.

Quick panel can’t be customized in the One UI software, except for changing colors derived from the Material You palette. Using the Theme Park app, users can give different color shades to the elements of the Quick panel such as primary toggles, brightness slider, and text as well as blur level of background.

Icon customization is the greatest feature of the Theme Park application. There is a huge directory of shapes that can be altered with One UI’s default icon shapes. Moreover, the tool also lets users pick their preferred color for the icons and background tray.

One UI 5.1 removed Material You theming from the Volume panel to deliver a better user experience. However, it doesn’t mean the Volume panel can’t be customized as the Theme Park app is here to help us. However, we can just assign different colors to the interface elements.

One UI 6

Samsung may begin the Android 14-based One UI 6.0 Beta testing by August 2023. The Galaxy S23 series is ready to become the first Galaxy to run the new One UI 6 software, however, the company is expected to release the official version later this year. We want Samsung to integrate Theme Park tools into the next One UI version.

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