If you've been using Android phones for some time and your Samsung Galaxy S20 is not your first smartphone, you have certainly seen a lot of changes to the operating system. Each new update comes with its own set of features and improvements, but first and foremost you need to know which Android version is installed on your Samsung Galaxy S20?
For this, we will first find out what it is used to update your Android phone, then, the procedure to know the Android version of your Samsung Galaxy S20, and, finally, how to update. of his Smartphone.
What is the point of updating Android on Samsung Galaxy S20?
We therefore start our article by explaining the advantages of make regular Android updates on your Samsung Galaxy S20. As we told you quickly in the introduction, it is essential to update the system of your smartphone so that it works properly. Indeed, above all, Android updates are there for fix bugs. Switching to the more recent Android version will therefore always be advantageous for your smartphone.
Also, the more the versions of Android advance, the more the functionalities integrated into the system are varied. For example, we will now find the option that allows you to save applications on the SD card by default, to make videos in Slowmotion on Samsung Galaxy S20, whereas some time ago it was completely inconceivable, except in through a dedicated application ...
In short, whether for reasons of performance or features , we strongly suggest that you carry out Android updates in the event that the version on your Samsung Galaxy S20 is too old. However, at times we mean that updates slow down smartphones , we attribute at times the updates to the planned obsolescence, despite everything, it is rather in connection with the internal memory of a smartphone that you will perceive slowing down, and not because of the updates. We therefore recommend that you especially clean the memory of your Samsung Galaxy S20 to always keep around 10% of storage free.
How to find out the Android version installed on my Samsung Galaxy S20?
After giving you the benefits of updates, we'll teach you how to find out the version of Android installed on your Samsung Galaxy S20. This is essential in the event that you are trying to use recent Android features and you are not sure whether they are present on your smartphone. To control the current version of Android on your Samsung Galaxy S20, it's easy:
- Access the » Parameter »Of your Samsung Galaxy S20
- Then in the menu » About the phone ", Depending on the Android version of your Samsung Galaxy S20, you may have to go through the tab before" System »
- Finally either discover directly the » Android version ", Otherwise go through" Software Information " to get there
- You will have on this line the Android version installed on your smartphone
How to update Android on Samsung Galaxy S20?
Finally, now that you know how to control the version of the operating system installed on your Samsung Galaxy S20, you can move on to the practical part, and if you want and in the event that you have sufficient memory, update your Samsung Galaxy S20 to Android. There are two ways to do this for downloading, either using Wi-Fi or directly with your internet package. If you have problems updating your Samsung Galaxy S20 during handling, we invite you to read our article.
Update Android without Wi-Fi on Samsung Galaxy S20
First of the solutions, and the one we recommend the most, update the Android version of your Samsung Galaxy S20 with Wi-Fi. We advise you to do it like that, because depending on the update that you are going to download, it will go from a few tens of megabytes to several gigabytes. You risk consuming a good part of your internet package depending on your subscription. In the event that despite everything you have controlled the size of the update and you still want to do it, you will have to access the:
- » Settings »Of your Samsung Galaxy S20
- In the menu " Software update »
- Click on " Download and installation »
- Launch the update if it is available and confirm that you want to do it without Wi-Fi
Update Android on your Samsung Galaxy S20 with Wi-Fi
Second solution and the one recommended by our team. If you have checked the Android version of your Samsung Galaxy S20 and it is outdated, it will be time to switch to the more recent version of the operating system. To avoid any too much data consumption it is rational to update Android over Wi-Fi, since they can frequently, depending on the versions, do several gigabytes. Let's go:
- See you in the » Settings »Of your Samsung Galaxy S20
- At the bottom of the list click on » Software update »
- Check that the option " Auto download via Wi-Fi »Be activated
- Now click on » Download and installation »To start the procedure
In the event that you want a maximum of tutorials to become the absolute master of the Samsung Galaxy S20, we invite you to browse the other tutorials in the category: Samsung Galaxy S20.
