The updates come three months after the debut of Android 11. Samsung has historically been slow with Android updates for even the latest smartphones.
Samsung started shipping Android 11 and One UI 3.0 for some of the latest smartphone models. The first to receive the update are the Galaxy S20 series in the US, Korea and Europe from today.
Updates for the Note 20, and last year's Note 10 and 10 Plus models along with the Z Fold, Z Fold 2 and Z Flip will be coming in "the coming weeks," says Samsung. As for the Galaxy A series in the first half of 2021.
The updates come three months after the debut of Android 11. Samsung has historically been slow with Android updates for even the latest smartphones.
Three months is not a big wait but some other manufacturers like Xiaomi, OnePlus and Oppo have managed to offer Android 11 just a few days after the official debut of Google. One of the reasons why Samsung updates take longer is the custom operating system interface.
One UI 3.0 brings mostly visual refinements to the existing Samsung smartphone interface. Menus and widgets are already presented with a transparent background. Animations need to be faster, the volume menu has been redesigned, and the camera autofocus needs to be faster.
