Far away are those times where one of Samsung‘s biggest burdens was the long time users had to wait to receive an operating system update. Today the firm is one of the fastest updating its smartphones to Android 11 . And not only its top of the range.
Samsung’s huge work on Android 11 updates continues with one of its best-selling phones of 2020. The company has now started rolling out the Android 11-based One UI 3.0 update for the Galaxy A51, the mid-range compatible with 5G networks of the brand that since its launch has been in charge of grabbing the firm’s sales lists.
One UI 3.0 was expected to be implemented in the Galaxy A51 in the first half of 2021, as the beta of the operating system for the mobile phone appeared just a month ago. However, it seems that the process has been advanced as no faults were found. This latest software update for the Korean firm’s smartphone has firmware version A515FXXU4DUB1 and the first models that are receiving it are those purchased in Russia. As expected, this update also brings the February 2021 security patch to mobile and is expected to land in Europe over the next few weeks.
How does the Samsung Galaxy A51 change with Android 11?
Well, exactly the same as the rest of the models that have already received their corresponding portion of One Ui 3.0 change. Android 11 comes to the Samsung Galaxy A51 adding the possibility of working with unique permissions to better control what the apps that we install on the mobile do do as well as a dedicated conversations section in the notifications area, chat bubbles and a multimedia playback widget dedicated for the phone.
Other features, unique to One UI 3.0 and not Android 11, are an improved user interface design, with improved stock apps, repositioned volume controls, an improved dark mode, better digital well-being and parental control features, and more. lock screen widgets and options to customize the Always on Display.
When the software also lands within our borders we will notify you so that you can update your phone but if you cannot wait, you can always check if you have the update to Android 11 pending download on your mobile from the phone’s Settings, entering the update menu of software and selecting Check for updates. If it is pending, you can download and install it on your phone.