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Samsung was once among the worst in the Android world when it came to updates big and small, but in 2021 they are arguably better than the Pixel. Now, Samsung is rolling out the April 2021 security update to its huge lineup of smartphones, including the Galaxy S21, S20, A52, and more.
The April security patch, technically, was not fully released when Samsung began its rollout. Google follows a pattern of rolling out the update to its Pixel smartphones on the first Monday of every month, this month it lands on April 5.
Samsung security update April 2021: what’s new
That same date of April 5 is when the changes and security improvements made in the patch are officially detailed. So that presents a lack of information when it comes to Samsung rolling out the April 2021 security update on its line starting in late March, at least from a technical standpoint on security changes.
Often though, Samsung will also bring minor UI tweaks to its monthly security updates, and the April 2021 patch is no different. As captured by the people of Sammobile, one of the notable changes is an expansion of portrait mode. The feature was previously limited to telephoto and ultrawide cameras only on some devices, but the April patch appears to extend the functionality to the main camera.
Devices with Samsung’s April 2021 Security Update
What devices are set to receive the April 2021 update from Samsung? The list of devices receiving monthly updates at the moment is quite considerable and as of April 1, several models have already been updated. You can see the devices that have been updated so far in the list below.
The list below is updated as new releases begin or expand to new regions and carriers. New additions will be marked in bold.
Galaxy S Series
Samsung’s true flagship series is usually among the first to see monthly updates, and this month the launch began on March 29 with the current flagship family, the Galaxy S21 series. The download on S21 devices weighs more than 1GB and started in India, but has since expanded to a mostly global scale. The update has been expanded to the S20 FE and S10 series, and on April 1 it appeared on the Galaxy S9 + in Germany. On April 2, the Galaxy S10 Lite joined the fray and the update was also seen on the Galaxy S20 Ultra at T-Mobile.
The full list of Galaxy S devices with the April update includes:
- Galaxy S21 – G99xxXXU2AUC8
- Galaxy S21 + – G99xxXXU2AUC8
- Galaxy S21 Ultra – G998BXXU2AUC8
- Galaxy S20 FE – G780FXXS2CUC8
- Galaxy S20 Ultra – G988U1XXX1DUC5
- Galaxy S10 – G97xxXXU9FUCD
- Galaxy S10 + – G97xxXXU9FUCD
- Galaxy S10e – G97xxXXU9FUCD
- Galaxy S10 Lite – G770FXXS4EUC1
- Galaxy S9 + – G96xFXXUFFUC6
Galaxy A Series
The mid-range Galaxy A series is among perhaps the best up-to-date line of affordable smartphones, and the latest release, Galaxy A52, is already getting its April update. The A52 saw its launch begin on March 30.
- Galaxy A52 – A525FXXU1AUC5
Galaxy Folding
Samsung’s super-premium folding smartphones are sometimes slow to get major updates, but they are well on their way with monthly security patches. The April patch arrived on Galaxy Z Fold 2 on March 29 and since then expanded. The update is also available on the original Galaxy Fold as of March 31.
- Galaxy Z Fold 2 – F916BXXU1DUCE
- Galaxy Fold – F900FXXU4EUCF
Galaxy Note Series
As the Note looks into the canyon of death, the support isn’t really tapering off. On March 29, the Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10+ launches began for the April patch and on April 1, the update began rolling out the Galaxy Note 20 and Note 20 Ultra in select regions, including US carriers. Like AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon.
- Galaxy Note 20 Ultra – N986U1XXX2DUC8
- Galaxy Note 20 – N986U1XXX2DUC8
- Galaxy Note 10 – N97xFXXU6FUCD
- Galaxy Note 10+ – N97xFXXU6FUCD
Galaxy Tab Series
Samsung released the April security patch to the Galaxy Tab S6 on March 31.
- Galaxy Tab S6 – T865XXU4CUC1
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