If you've been using Android smartphones for a few years and your Vivo V21 isn't your first smartphone, you've probably seen a lot of changes to the operating system. Each new update brings its share of features and improvements, but first, you have to know what is the Android version installed on your Vivo V21?
To do this, we will first learn what it is for updating your Android smartphone, then the procedure to find out the Android version of your Vivo V21, and, finally, how to update your his smartphone.
What is the point of updating Android to Vivo V21?
We therefore begin our article by presenting the advantages of do regular Android updates on your Vivo V21. As we explained to you briefly in the introduction, it is essential to update the system of your smartphone so that it works properly. Indeed, 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.
In addition, the more versions of Android advance, the more features are added to the system. For example, we will now find the possibility of saving applications on the SD card by default, of making Slowmotion videos on Vivo V21, whereas a few years ago it was totally implausible, except through an application. dedicated…
In short, whether for reasons of performance or features , we really recommend that you update Android if the version on your Vivo V21 is too old. However, we frequently hear that updates slow down phones , we sometimes attribute the updates to planned obsolescence, that said, it is rather in connection with the internal memory of a smartphone that you will feel the slowdown, and not because of the updates. We therefore especially suggest that you clean the memory of your Vivo V21 to always keep around 10% of free storage.
How to find out the Android version installed on your Vivo V21?
After giving you the benefits of updates, we will show you the procedure for know the version of Android installed on your Vivo V21. This is essential if you are trying to use recent Android features and you are not sure if they are available on your smartphone. To check the current version of Android on your Vivo V21, nothing could be simpler:
- You turn to the » Parameter » of your Vivo V21
- Then in the menu » About the phone “, it sometimes happens depending on the Android version of your Vivo V21 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 Vivo V21?
Finally, now that you know how to check the version of the operating system installed on your Vivo V21, you can move on to the practical part, and if you want and assuming you have enough memory, perform the Android update of your Vivo V21. For this, two techniques for downloading, either via Wi-Fi or directly with your internet package. In the event that you have update problems on your Vivo V21 during the operation, do not hesitate to take a look at our tutorial.
Update Android without Wi-Fi on Vivo V21
First of the solutions, and the one we recommend the most, update the Android version of your Vivo V21 with Wi-Fi. We suggest doing it like this, because depending on the update you you are going to install, 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. Assuming that said you have checked the size of the update and you still want to do it, you will have to go to:
- » Settings » of your Vivo V21
- In the menu " Software update »
- Click on " Download and installation »
- Launch the update if it is available and validate that you want to do it without Wi-Fi
Update Android on its Vivo V21 with Wi-Fi
Second solution and the one recommended by our team. In the event that you have checked the Android version of your Vivo V21 and it is too old, it will suddenly be time to upgrade to the newer version of the operating system. To avoid any too much data consumption it makes sense to update Android over Wi-Fi, because they can frequently, depending on the version, do several gigabytes. Let's go:
- See you in the » Settings » of your Vivo V21
- At the bottom of the list click on » Software update »
- Make sure that the option " Auto download via Wi-Fi »Be activated
- Now click on » Download and installation »To start the process
In case you want a maximum of tutorials to become the absolute master of the Vivo V21, we invite you to watch the other tutorials in the category: Live V21.
