HIGHLIGHTS
- The Samsung Galaxy A51 was released in January 2020, and the update is likely to arrive in Asia and South America soon.
- The Samsung Galaxy A51 has received its first Android 12 upgrade.
According to reports, the Samsung Galaxy A51 will receive the Android 12 upgrade in Saudi Arabia and South Africa. The smartphone, which was released in January 2020, came with Android 10 out of the box. The update is part of the smartphone manufacturer's larger update distribution strategy, which began in April with the European and US regions. The Android 12 upgrade is likely to arrive shortly in Asian and South American markets as well.
According to GSMArena, the Samsung Galaxy A51 has begun receiving Android 12 along with the smartphone manufacturer's One UI 4.1 overlay in Saudi Arabia and South Africa. According to the article, the update would most likely find its way to Asia and South America as part of a larger upgrade.
According to another story, the Galaxy A51 initially received the Android 12 upgrade in March in areas like as Russia, the United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam. The update apparently arrived in the United States early this month.
In terms of the One UI 4.1 update and what it offers to the Samsung Galaxy A51, users can expect a revamped home screen with bigger icons. You may choose themes for your phone, which can then be applied to the applications. The brightness slider displays only when you scroll down on the notifications pane in the current version of One UI.
The Android 12-based One UI 4.1 update for the Samsung Galaxy A51 also brings the Google Discover newsfeed to the home screen, which can be accessed by swiping right. By swiping left from the screen's edge, you may easily access other features like as the multi-window and program shortcuts.
The Galaxy A51's Android 12 upgrade also includes privacy features such as the Knox-protected Secure Folder feature and a privacy pane in Settings that allows you to select permissions for specific applications.
The Android 12-based One UI 4.1 update for the Samsung Galaxy A51 also brings the Google Discover newsfeed to the home screen, which can be accessed by swiping right. You may also make advantage of the edge panel.
In February, Samsung's website stated that the mid-range smartphone will only receive biannual upgrades, as opposed to the four promised for the remainder of Samsung's Galaxy A series. The Galaxy A51 5G model continues to get quarterly security updates.
