In Short:
- Galaxy A13 (4G) in Europe receives One UI 6.1 update.
- The update brings wallpaper effects, lock screen widgets and customization options.
- The security patch remains in May 2024.
European Galaxy A13 (4G) Users Rejoice!
Good news for Galaxy A13 (4G) users in Europe! The wait is over as your smartphones are now receiving the feature-rich One UI 6.1 update. This update arrives a month after it graced the Galaxy A13 5G variant.
A Look at What’s New
While the update doesn’t include a newer security patch (still on May 2024), it brings a plethora of exciting features to enhance your user experience. Here’s a glimpse:
- Personalize Your Wallpaper: Unleash your creativity with wallpaper effects that let you add frames and effects to your chosen wallpaper image.
- Lock Screen Widgets for Quick Access: The update introduces new lock screen widgets from Samsung’s stock apps, providing convenient access to information and actions right from your lock screen.
- Alarm & Reminder Customization: Spice up your alarms and reminders! You can now personalize them with AR Emojis, images, videos, custom background colors, and even add stickers to your calendar entries.
- Enhanced Gallery Search: Finding photos is now easier with improved search functionality that allows filtering by albums, people, places, stories, and types.
- Quick Access to Modes: One UI 6.1 streamlines access to Modes. You can turn them on/off directly from the home screen and rearrange them within the Modes & Routines app.
- Smarter Routines: Routines gain new actions and conditions, allowing for more automation based on triggers like alarms stopping or using Smart View.
- Effortless Sharing: The update introduces the new Quick Share feature, facilitating file sharing between devices. Additionally, Samsung Find My Mobile now allows locating authorized family and friends, and Samsung Internet enables syncing tab groups across your Samsung-account-linked devices.
- Enhanced Security & Privacy: Samsung Cloud data is now end-to-end encrypted for increased security. Samsung Wallet gains support for passkeys, a more secure authentication method.
- Improved Health Tracking: Samsung Health empowers you to set custom daily workout goals and compete with your past records. It also allows logging physical symptoms and moods for comprehensive menstrual cycle tracking.
- Informative Weather & Efficient Multitasking: The Weather widget now displays more relevant information. Voice dictation doesn’t require hiding the keyboard anymore. Additionally, you can open all minimized apps simultaneously for improved multitasking.
- Advanced Battery Care: One UI 6.1 offers three battery health protection options to optimize your battery life.
Galaxy A32 4G Receives Security Patch Update
While the Galaxy A13 receives a feature-packed update, the Galaxy A32 4G gets a security patch update in July 2024. This update focuses on enhancing security by incorporating the latest Android and Samsung security patches. It also addresses bugs for a smoother user experience. The update is currently rolling out in Brazil, with a wider release expected soon.
Stay Updated!
Remember to check for software updates on your Galaxy A13 (4G) and A32 4G by navigating to Settings > Software Update. Download and install the updates to benefit from the latest features and security improvements.
