The day Galaxy S21 owners outside South Korea have been waiting for is finally here. Samsung has released the One UI 6.1 update to the Galaxy S21 series outside its home country, indicating that a wider rollout is now underway. The update is now available in some European countries, and other markets could get it soon.
Galaxy S21 gets One UI 6.1 update in Europe
Samsung has now released (via @tarunvats33) the One UI 6.1 update for the Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21+, and Galaxy S21 Ultra in some European countries. It could become available across Europe over the next few days. The 2.4GB update comes with firmware version G99xBXXUAGXDA and includes the April 2024 security patch rather than the May 2024 patch. It is a major update that brings some AI features and minor new features and UI changes.
If you have a Galaxy S21 series phone and live in Europe, you can now check for the One UI 6.1 update on your device by opening the Settings app, navigating to Software update, and tapping Download and install. Once the new firmware file is available in our firmware database, you can download it and flash it manually.
You can check out all the One UI 6.1's AI features in our video below. Also check out our advice on things you should do before you install the update to avoid any data loss.