Two weeks ago, the Galaxy S21 FE started getting the Android 14 update in the US. One week later, the update reached India and some other countries, where the Snapdragon version of the phone was launched. Now, the Exynos version of the Galaxy S21 FE has started getting the Android 14 update across Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America.
The Galaxy S21 FE will get two more Android OS updates in the future after Android 14.
Galaxy S21 FE with Exynos gets Android 14 update
The Exynos 2100 version of the Galaxy S21 FE is now getting the Android 14-based One UI 6.0 update. The update is available with firmware version G990EXXU7FWK6 in Afghanistan, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Malaysia, Morocco, Pakistan, Panama, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, the Netherlands, the Philippines, the UAE, Tunisia, and Vietnam. The update also brings the December 2023 security patch that fixes 75 security flaws discovered in the previous version of the software.
If you have a Galaxy S21 FE with the Exynos 2100 chipset, and if you live in any of the countries listed above, you can check for the Android 14 update. To do that, open the Settings app and navigate to Software update » Download and install. You can also download the new firmware file from our firmware database and flash it manually.
Android 14 (One UI 6.0) update features for Galaxy S21 FE
One UI 6.0 is based on Android 14, and it brings several new features to the Galaxy S21 FE. Some of those features include a brand-new Quick Panel design layout, a new default font, new emoji designs, and a new media player widget design in the notifications area. Samsung has also added more styling and placement options for the lock screen clock widget.
Samsung has improved all the stock apps, including the camera app, which now has a simpler UI. The built-in Gallery now supports quick edit actions in the image file description area, the ability to clip objects or subjects from an image or video and save them to the Samsung Keyboard as stickers, and the built-in photo editor with more prominent buttons for editing. The built-in video editor has now been renamed to Samsung Studio, and it now supports drafts, so you can leave editing a video and then come back to it later to continue editing.
There is a dedicated Battery section in the Settings app. You can sort notifications by time, and the design of the notifications has been tweaked slightly. You can also drag and drop multiple files from one place to another. There are two new widgets: Custom Camera and Weather Insights. The built-in video player now has better controls and playback speed options. You can check out all the other new features and design improvements in our in-depth video above.
