Android 13 and Samsung One UI 5 are coming to Galaxy S21 series stateside
Since early August, Samsung has been releasing its One UI 5 skin based onAndroid 13to its wide range of eligible smartphones. The rollout began with the Galaxy S22 series in beta, with thestable release reaching customersworldwide late last month. Now, that stable One UI 5 build is arriving on Samsung flagships from last year, namely theGalaxy S21 series.
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Verizon has announced the One UI 5 update for all three Galaxy S21 models — theGalaxy S21,S21 Plus, andS21 Ultra, complete with support documentation. The update bumps the device security patch to October 2022 and packs all the ensconced Android 13 goodness. Verizon recommends ensuring your phone is adequately charged and connected to a Wi-Fi network before initiating the update, because the download size could be large, and the process could take some time. you may also install the update if you have a T-Mobile line.
Besides the Android system update,One UI 5 is loaded with featuresGalaxy S21 series users can look forward to, like new color palettes for the Material You dynamic theming we all love, a slightly improved notification panel, new app icons,updated Good Lock modules, and a lot of other personalization and productivity features.

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