Samsung reveals exactly when your phone will receive big free Android upgrade

MORE than 50 Samsung devices will receive Android’s latest big update in the coming weeks, which is fit with a host of new perks.

Some of the new features included in Android 14 are a new emoji design, a major camera app upgrade and more customisation options.

Beyond a new emoji design, the One UI 6.0 update features a raft of other highlightsCredit: Reuters

Android 14 was unveiled by Google in early October, when it was first rolled out to Pixel devices.

But the operating system will be rolling out to Samsung devices, under the Samsung-styled name One UI 6.0.

It’s being rolled out to different phones in stages, all the way through to January 2024.

The update has already hit Samsung’s newest Galaxy phones first, including the Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23+, and Galaxy S23 Ultra.

And this week, owners of the Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy Z Flip 5 will also be able to install the update.

If you’re curious about when the update will roll out to your smartphone, check the full list:

Galaxy Z Fold 5 – November 2023
Galaxy Z Fold 4 – December 2023
Galaxy Z Fold 3 – December 2023
Galaxy Z Flip 5 – November 2023
Galaxy Z Flip 4 – December 2023
Galaxy Z Flip 3 – December 2023
Galaxy S22 – December 2023
Galaxy S22+ – December 2023
Galaxy S22 Ultra – December 2023
Galaxy S21 – December 2023
Galaxy S21+ – December 2023
Galaxy S21 Ultra – December 2023
Galaxy S21 FE – December 2023
Galaxy A72 – December 2023
Galaxy A54 5G – November 2023
Galaxy A53 5G – December 2023
Galaxy A52 – December 2023
Galaxy A52 5G – December 2023
Galaxy A52s 5G – December 2023
Galaxy A34 5G – November 2023
Galaxy A33 5G – December 2023
Galaxy A23 5G – January 2024
Galaxy A14 – December 2023
Galaxy A14 5G – December 2023
Galaxy A13 – February 2024
Galaxy A13 5G – February 2024
Galaxy A04s – February 2024
Galaxy M53 5G – December 2023
Galaxy M33 5G – December 2023
Galaxy M23 5G – February 2024
Galaxy M13 – February 2024
Galaxy XCover 6 Pro – December 2023

If you’re a Samsung tablet owner, check this list:

What else will the update bring?

Beyond a new emoji design, the One UI 6.0 update features a raft of other highlights.

A new button layout has brought along dedicated Wi-Fi and Bluetooth icons to the top of the screen for easy access.

Samsung owners (and millions of other Android fans) will also be able to reposition the clock on their Lock screen for added customisation.

There’s a more “stylish and modern” default font, according to experts at SamMobile, that can be selected in Settings.

Pop-up windows will stay open when you navigate over to the Recents screen, so users can pick up where they left off.

Samsung owners can also enjoy a new weather widget with enhanced illustrations alongside more information about snowfall, atmospheric pressure and moon phases.

The camera app is gaining custom widgets to choose from, more alignment options for watermarks, easier video sizing options, quality optimisation and a new Auto FPS setting for brighter videos.

While the gallery has been tweaked to allow for quicker edits in detail view and the ability to ave clipped images and stickers.

A brief timeline of the Samsung Galaxy Fold

The foldable gadget had a rocky start to life…

On May 12 2011, South Korea’s Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology annonced that some of its researchers had created a folding smartphone prototype
On May 2 2012, Samsung filed a patent application for its folding smart phone design
In May 2013, Samsung tried to patent its folding phone screen idea
In November 2013, Samsung announced that it would be bringing folding display devices to the market
In spring 2016, Samsung was finally working on what we now refer to as the Galaxy Fold
In October 2018, Samsung finally confirmed that its foldable phone was on the way
On February 20 2019, Samsung launched the Samsung Galaxy Fold with a staggering £1,900 price tag
On April 15 2019, Samsung started letting high profile technology journalists use the phone but by April 17 lots of them were already complaining about the screen breaking or not working
On April 22 2019, Samsung had to announce that it was postponing the Samsung Galaxy Fold’s release so that it could address and fix ongoing issues with the folding screen
On September 6, 2019, Samsung started selling the Galaxy Fold in the UK
A year later, the company release a follow-up, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2