Galaxy S20

Samsung has released the February 2024 security update to the Galaxy S20 series. The update is available to carrier-locked units of the phones in the US. Other variants of the phones will also get the update soon. The Galaxy S20 series will get the same update in other countries as well. Carrier-locked Galaxy S20 gets February 2024 security update The new software update for the Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+, and Galaxy S20 Ultra is now available in the US for carrier-locked units. The update arrives with firmware version…

The Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+, and Galaxy S20 Ultra didn't make it into the eligibility list for the Android 14/One UI 6 update, but they continue to receive regular security updates. Earlier this week, carrier-locked Galaxy S20 units got the final security update of 2023 in the US, and that update is now available for unlocked units. The December 2023 update for the Galaxy S20, S20+, and S20 Ultra is also rolling out in dozens of other countries around the world. The update can be recognized by a firmware version ending…

Image Source : SAMSUNG Samsung expands self-repair to include Galaxy foldables Great news for Samsung users! The tech giant is stepping up its self-repair game by adding the Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Galaxy Z Fold 5 devices to the program. Until now, this cool initiative, where you can fix your own devices, was only for Galaxy S20, S21, and Tab S7 users. Now, the whole S23…

Samsung is busy rolling out the Android 14 update to its phones and tablets, but the Galaxy S20 doesn't qualify for that update. Instead, the Galaxy S20 series is getting a new software update that brings those devices up to speed with the December 2023 patch. The update is currently available in the US for carrier-locked versions. Galaxy S20 gets December 2023 security update The last security update of the year, the December 2023 security update, is now available for the carrier-locked units in the Galaxy S20 series in…

While Samsung is now updating numerous Galaxy phones to One UI 6.0 without issues, Google Play system updates are broken for many devices. A bug is preventing new Google Play system updates from reaching various Galaxy phones, including the S20, S22, S23, Z Fold 5, A33, and possibly others. New Google Play system versions are often released alongside firmware updates. Other times, they roll out separately. Both methods are acceptable, but the issue is that many Galaxy phones are now a few months behind the schedule, and…

Camera Assistant is an add-on app Samsung launched in 2022 that enables you to customize some advanced aspects of the camera app. Samsung has added several features to the app since its initial launch, and you should give it a go if you have a compatible Galaxy phone. And if you have a Galaxy phone with a zoom camera, there's one particular Camera Assistant feature that you should try out, especially if you often take pictures at night. That feature is called Auto lens switching, and it does exactly what its name…

Last updated: December 4th, 2023 at 21:01 UTC+01:00 The camera app on Samsung Galaxy smartphones offers a lot of functionality out of the box, but for those who want more, Samsung launched the Camera Assistant app in October last year. Camera Assistant lets you tweak the behavior of some of the stock camera app's features. For example, Galaxy phones that have dedicated zoom cameras tend to use digital zoom from the primary camera in tough lighting conditions as telephoto lenses tend to have smaller apertures, but…

Samsung released the November 2023 security update to the Galaxy S20 series last week, but it was limited to Europe and the factory-unlocked models in the US on some networks. Now, the update is arriving for more Galaxy S20 series units across several countries, including the US. Galaxy S20 gets November 2023 security update in more countries The 4G LTE versions of devices in the Galaxy S20 series are getting the new security update in New Zealand. It comes with firmware version G98xFXXSIHWJF. In the US, the…

The Galaxy S20 series is not eligible to get Android 14/One UI 6, but Samsung will continue to regularly release security updates for the S20, S20+, and S20 Ultra for another year or so. The most current security update for the Galaxy S20 lineup was released in various markets a week ago, and it is now making its way to unlocked units in the US. Galaxy S20's November update is as bland as it gets The November update is available for unlocked Galaxy S20, S20+, and S20 Ultra units stateside and has a firmware version that…

Samsung was providing the longest software support in the Android landscape until Google decided to leave everyone in the dust by promising seven years of OS and feature updates. Samsung announced in 2020 that it will start providing three major Android OS upgrades to flagships and some mid-range devices, following a decade of offering only two major OS upgrades to most devices irrespective of their price tags. Soon after, the company further extended the eligibility for OS updates for flagships and select mid-range…