Samsung releases Android 12-powered One UI 4 for Galaxy S21 telephones

Samsung is making its One UI 4 software program replace out there for the Galaxy S21, S21 Plus, and S21 Ultra beginning in the present day, the corporate has introduced. The replace is predicated on this yr’s Android 12, was launched in public beta in September, and provides new theming choices, keyboard tweaks, and privateness settings.

The new options coming with the most recent model of Samsung’s software program ought to look acquainted to anybody who’s been maintaining with Android 12’s upgrades. First up is a Material You-style overhaul, together with the flexibility to change the operating system’s color scheme based mostly in your chosen wallpaper, and there are additionally redesigned widgets. New privacy-focused options embody a Privacy Dashboard that retains monitor of how usually apps are requesting delicate data out of your telephone, and there are additionally new indicators that present when the telephone’s digicam or microphone are in use.

Other new options embody a tweaked keyboard that gives extra animated emoji and stickers.

Although the One UI 4 replace is presently restricted to Samsung’s S21 sequence, the corporate says it’ll be out there “soon” on a spread of its different gadgets together with older Galaxy S, Galaxy Note, and Galaxy A gadgets, in addition to Samsung’s foldables, and tablets.

Although its press launch doesn’t give an official timeframe for the replace’s launch on these telephones, a notice that appeared within the Samsung Members app in Korea earlier in the present day provides a greater thought of timings. According to this discover, which was deleted shortly after being posted, the Z Flip 3, Z Fold 3, S20 sequence, Note 20 sequence, Z Fold 2, and Z Flip 5G might obtain their One UI 4 updates in December. Older foldables, in addition to Note 10 and S10 gadgets seem prone to observe in January, whereas Samsung’s tablets might begin receiving the replace from February, beginning with the Tab S7 and S7 Plus.