Samsung Galaxy M21 has started receiving a new software update in India. The new update reportedly brings One UI 2.5 Core, the South Korean company’s latest custom skin, to the phone. With the new development, the Galaxy M21 has become the first Galaxy M series phone to receive the new One UI Core version. The Galaxy M21 update also includes a new version of the Samsung keyboard. Samsung also provides the October 2020 Android security patch via the new software update.
According to the official changelog provided on the Samsung Mobile site, the update for the Samsung Galaxy M21 bears the build number M215FXXU2ATJ5. The changelog shows that the update includes the new version of the Samsung keyboard that brings the split keyboard to landscape mode and improves the search function to find the keyboard input languages.
Samsung has also provided an updated messaging app that allows users to send location-sharing SOS messages every 30 minutes for 24 hours. Additionally, the camera’s functionality has been improved with quality and stability updates. The changelog also mentions that the update brings the October 2020 Android security patch.
Although the official changelog does not mention any details about the One UI version, XDA Developers reports that the update includes One UI 2.5 for the Galaxy M21. Some screenshots taken by the website show that instead of providing the normal One UI 2.5, Samsung has brought the One UI 2.5 Core to the Galaxy M-series phone. A user too mentioned the launch of One UI 2.5 Core on Twitter. This suggests that the experience could be contracted from the full One UI 2.5 to some extent, perhaps to offer an optimized experience on the budget phone.
Last month, the regular One UI 2.5 update came to models like the Samsung Galaxy S9, Galaxy S9 +, and Galaxy A51. The company initially brought One UI 2.5 to the Galaxy S20 models along with a Pro Video mode that included various professional controls for adjusting the video quality.
The Samsung Galaxy M21 update is said to be around 650MB in size and has started rolling out for users in India.
In September, Samsung reportedly released One UI 2.1 for the Galaxy M31 and Galaxy M21 phones. That update included camera features like Single Shot, Night Landscape, and My Filter to provide an enhanced photography experience.
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