If you have been using Android phones for several years and your Samsung Galaxy S21 is not your first smartphone, you have certainly seen a lot of changes to the operating system. Each new update brings its share of features and improvements, however, first of all, you should know which Android version is installed on your Samsung Galaxy S21?
To do this, we will first learn what is the point of updating your Android smartphone, then the technique for knowing the Android version of your Samsung Galaxy S21, and, finally, how to do the updating their smartphone.
What is the point of updating Android on Samsung Galaxy S21?
We start by consequently our tutorial by exposing you the advantages of make regular Android updates on your Samsung Galaxy S21. As we told you briefly in the introduction, it is important to update your phone's system so that it works correctly. In fact, first and foremost, Android updates are there for fix bugs. Switching to the more recent Android version will therefore always be beneficial for your smartphone.
Also, the more the versions of Android advance, the more the functions integrated into the system are varied. For example, we will now find the possibility of saving applications on the SD card by default, of making Slowmotion videos on Samsung Galaxy S21, whereas some time ago it was completely unreal, except through a dedicated app...
In short, whether for reasons of performance or features , we strongly recommend that you update Android if the version on your Samsung Galaxy S21 is too old. However, we frequently hear that updates slow down cell phones , updates are often attributed to planned obsolescence, however, it is rather because of the internal memory of a phone that you will perceive slowdowns, and not because of updates. We therefore recommend that you especially clean the memory of your Samsung Galaxy S21 to always keep around 10% of free storage.
How to know the Android version installed on my Samsung Galaxy S21?
After giving you the benefits of updates, we will show you the technique for find out the version of Android installed on your Samsung Galaxy S21. This is important in case you are trying to use recent Android features and you are not sure if they are available on your phone. To check the current version of Android on your Samsung Galaxy S21, nothing could be easier:
- Access the » Parameter »Of your Samsung Galaxy S21
- Then in the menu » About the phone ", It may happen depending on the Android version of your Samsung Galaxy S21 that you have to go through the tab first" System »
- To finish 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 S21?
Finally, now that you know how to check the version of the operating system installed on your Samsung Galaxy S21, you can move on to the practical part, and if you wish and if you have enough storage space, update your Samsung Galaxy S21 to Android. For this, two techniques for downloading, either with Wi-Fi or directly with your internet package. In the event that you have update problems on your Samsung Galaxy S21 during the operation, you can browse our tutorial.
Update Android without Wi-Fi on Samsung Galaxy S21
First of the solutions, and the one we recommend the most, update the Android version of your Samsung Galaxy S21 with Wi-Fi. We recommend doing it like this, because depending on the update that you are going to download, it will go from a few tens of megabytes to several gigas. You risk consuming a good part of your internet package depending on your subscription. In the event that however you have checked the size of the update and that you nevertheless wish to do it, you will have to go to:
- » Settings »Of your Samsung Galaxy S21
- 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 S21 with Wi-Fi
Second solution and the one recommended by our team. In the event that you have checked the Android version of your Samsung Galaxy S21 and it is too old, it will therefore be time to upgrade to the more recent version of the operating system. To avoid any too much data consumption it makes sense to update Android over Wi-Fi, as they can sometimes, depending on the version, do several gigabytes. Let's go:
- See you in the » Settings »Of your Samsung Galaxy S21
- At the bottom of the list click on » Software update »
- Check that the option " Auto download via Wi-Fi »Be checked
- Now click on » Download and installation »To start the process
In case you want as many tutorials as possible to become a master of the Samsung Galaxy S21, we invite you to browse the other tutorials in the category: Samsung Galaxy S21.
