One UI 5.1
Carrier-locked Samsung Galaxy S20 receives One UI 5.1 update in the US
Carrier-locked users of Samsung Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+, and Galaxy S20 Ultra have begun collecting the One UI 5.1 software update in the US. The latest update is rolling out for T-Mobile, Xfinity Mobile, and US Cellular networks, it’s expected to reach other carriers in the coming time.
This update brings ao many Galaxy S23 features to your three years old Galaxy S20 phones. At the same time, it carries multiple improvements over the One UI 5.0 software to take your Galaxy experience to next level.
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What’s more? You will also get better system security and privacy as well as various vulnerability fixes with the February 2023 patch.
If you are using a carrier-locked Samsung Galaxy S20, S20+, and S20 Ultra in the US, you can identify the One UI 5.1 update through built version G98xUSQU3HWB5, G98xUSQU3HWB5, and G98xUSQU3HWB5, respectively.
Galaxy S20 won’t get Android 14:
Launched in 2020, Samsung Galaxy S20 series smartphones arrived with the Android 10-based One UI 2 software. Later, the devices got access to Android 11 One UI 3, Android 12 One UI 4, and Android 13 One UI 5 operating systems.
Since these phones are only applicable for three major Android upgrades, they will not get the upcoming Android 14 update. The Android 13-based One UI 5.1 is the last major software update for all Galaxy S20 phones. Now they will only receive security patches.
Galaxy S20 One UI 5.1 update:
Samsung One UI 5.1 update brings a Battery widget to Galaxy S20 phones that will let the customers check their phone and connected devices’ battery status effortlessly. The Weather widget and Smart Suggestion widget have also been improved with meaningful changes.
On the other side, the Samsung Internet app now lets you continue browsing on other Galaxy devices, the Bixby Text Call feature is now available in the English language, Modes and Routines allows changing the phone wallpaper based on modes, and more.
Aside from these, the Galaxy S20 Ultra gets easier access to Samsung’s Expert RAW camera app through the stock One UI Camera itself. At the same time, the company also makes it easy to change the color tone of your selfies.
On the other side, the Gallaxy app is getting multiple new features including extracting text from videos, GIF Remastering, a new Common family album for easier sharing, more powerful searches, a convenient information display in landscape mode, and others.
Samsung One UI 5.1 update comes with a lot of new features and enhancements for the Camera, Gallery, Widget, Internet, and more to deliver a next-level experience. The company recently released a new update for One UI 5.1 Samsung Photo Editor, which brings significant improvements.
Through the new update, the Korean tech giant has improved the Tint menu in the Photo / Video Editor for a more immersive editing experience.
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Lighting is one of the important factors in photography. With the new update, the company would like to introduce the Editors’ Tint Menu so that you can fine-tune the effect of these lights.
Samsung offers three different functions for adjusting the lighting, which look similar but are different. Those three functions are Light Balance, Definition, and Clearness. Let’s see these three functions of Samsung One UI 5.1 Photo Editor.
Improved Light Balance
Light Balance literally means the balance of light. This function adjusts the balance of brightness to the mid-tones in the image. This feature ensures visibility and balances brightness by making very dark areas slightly brighter and very bright areas slightly darker.
When we increase the (+) value, the light balance effect is adjusted to make the overall image brighter and more clear, while we increase the (-) value, the overall image becomes darker such as casting a shadow.
The Light Balance function is currently only available for photo editing and will be soon supported by Video Editor.
Sharpness Improvement
Sharpness is a feature that edits blurry photos to make them sharper. Although it doesn’t seem to have anything to do with light, it does involve the power of light.
Brighten the brightest point of the photo that bringing out the texture, which has the effect of sharpening the photo. The sharpness enhancement applies to photo editing and video editing alike.
New Clarity Feature
Clarity is a new feature of the latest One UI 5.1 update. Alike the Sharpness function, the Clarity function applies the effect of lighting rather than changing it. This function makes bright areas of an image slightly brighter and dark areas slightly darker to enhance the texture or three-dimensional effect of the image. In One UI 5.1, Clarity is only available for photo editing, but the company is planning to release this feature to the Video Editor.
We are in mid-March 2023 and Samsung has begun releasing the One UI 5.1 update for Galaxy A72 smartphone users. This major update installs February 2023 security patch to enhance the security of the smartphone.
Users of Galaxy A72 can identify the One UI 5.1 update through One UI build version A725FXXU5DWB6. You will have to download around a 1.2 GB software package to install the latest update on your smartphone.
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The update is rolling out in India and in some European countries such as Spain, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, and more. The Korean tech giant will soon make this update available for all Galaxy A72 models.
One UI 5.1 Update for Samsung Galaxy A72
One UI 5.1 update for Samsung Galaxy A72 comes with a slew of new features and improvements that amplify the Galaxy devices’ performance. It added a color tone option for the selfie camera, allowing you to change the tone easily.
You can now search your Gallery for more than one person or subject at the same time as well can create a Shared Family album. Also, you can change the folder where screenshots and screen recordings are saved.
The latest update makes browsing more easily as the Samsung Intenet app allows you to continue browsing the last webpage you were viewing on the other devices. Now, improved search logic lets you find what you’re looking for even if something isn’t spelled correctly.
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Moreover, the new update added a battery widget, an advanced dynamic weather widget, and a new contacts widget. After installing the latest software update, you can easily use these widgets.
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Samsung Galaxy S20 series, Galaxy A52 5G, and Galaxy A71 smartphone users in Canada are eagerly waiting for the One UI 5.1 features. Well, the wait is somehow over, as the official release date of One UI 5.1 has been revealed by Canadian carrier Fido.
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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.
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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.