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Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Samsung Galaxy S21 series joins the One UI 5.0 beta program

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Simranpal SIngh

Now that Android 13 is finally cooked up, all the major smartphone brands, including Samsung has started testing their customized skin iteration for the eligible flagships. Earlier this month, the company released the One UI 5.0 Bets for the Galaxy S22 series. Now, the predecessor, the Galaxy S21 becomes the next lineup to join the program.

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As of now, the availability of the One UI 5.0 Beta program for the Galaxy S21 series is limited to South Korea and the UK. In the UK, the program is restricted to unlocked variants. The users can identify the build via firmware version G99xBXXU5ZVHE. Also, the company can soon expand the package to more markets as well.

As for changes, the Android 13-based One UI 5.0 beta update will pack a plethora of features. To name a few, it includes new Material You theming colors, tweaked notifications icons, stacked widgets, new multi-tasking gestures, enhanced privacy and security, and much more. Moreover, it will bring OCR (Optical Character Recognition) feature that will allow the user to copy text from an image and keyboard.

If you are an interested user who wants to test the features before its official release, here's what you have to do:

How to flash One UI 5.0 Beta?

To download the One UI 5.0 beta on your device, download the Samsung Members app and follow the below steps:

Visit the Notification Page and click on the Register for One UI Beta Program link

After that, Accept the terms and conditions.

Now, go to the device’s Settings > gear icon > Download and install.

Lastly, submit the feedback via the Samsung Members app.

Note: The beta updates are loaded with bugs and glitches that can hinder the user experience. Therefore, we do not recommend you flash it on your primary phone.