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Samsung Galaxy S21 Series Android 12 Update Paused Due to Google Play Compatibility Issues: Report

The Galaxy S21 series One UI 4 update based on Android 12 rollout was announced in November 12426m

Highlights
  • The update for Galaxy S21 smartphones was announced in November
  • Samsung is the first manufacturer to roll out Android 12 after Google
  • The Galaxy Z Fold 3, Galaxy Z Flip 3 updates were also recently paused
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Samsung Galaxy S21 series recently received the company's One UI 4 update based on Android 11, weeks after Google released the update for its Pixel smartphones. Despite being the first manufacturer after Google to release Android 12 for compatible devices, Samsung has reportedly paused the update rollout for its flagship Galaxy S21 series in South Korea, after a compatibility issue with the Google Play system. The reports of the Android 12 update for the Galaxy S21 comes a few days after the update for the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3 was reportedly paused after bugs were reported.

According to a Android 12 update.

While the post by the does not shed light on what issue involving Google Play is affecting Galaxy S21 smartphones in South Korea, it states that Google is attempting to fix the issue on the affected devices. The company plans to resume rolling out the One UI 4 update based on Android 12 update to s once Google has acted on the issues, according to the post.

The report of the update being halted in South Korea comes a few days after the One UI 4 update for reports of issues after installing the update. s in South Korea allegedly complained that the update has “bricked” their smartphones, while others claimed their handsets went into recovery mode after the update. Others have also reportedly faced issues like screen flickering, slow performance, audio not working, and applications not working.

Samsung's update to One UI 4 based on Android 12 for the roap for releasing the update to its other smartphones over the course of the coming year.


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Samsung Galaxy S21 2m226y

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  • Design
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  • Camera
  • Value for Money
  • Good
  • Compact
  • Good performance
  • Capable cameras
  • Bad
  • Polycarbonate back
  • Average battery life
  • No bundled charger
Display 6.20-inch
Processor Samsung Exynos 2100
Front Camera 10-megapixel
Rear Camera 12-megapixel + 12-megapixel + 64-megapixel
RAM 8GB
Storage 128GB, 256GB
Battery Capacity 4000mAh
OS Android 11
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels

Samsung Galaxy S21+ 182960

  • REVIEW
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  • Design
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  • Battery Life
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  • Value for Money
  • Good
  • Good performance
  • Capable cameras
  • Decent battery life
  • Bad
  • Lacks curved-edge QHD+ display
  • No bundled charger
Display 6.70-inch
Processor Samsung Exynos 2100
Front Camera 10-megapixel
Rear Camera 12-megapixel + 12-megapixel + 64-megapixel
RAM 8GB
Storage 128GB, 256GB
Battery Capacity 4800mAh
OS Android 11
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels

Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra wl6z

  • REVIEW
  • KEY SPECS
  • NEWS
  • Design
  • Display
  • Software
  • Performance
  • Battery Life
  • Camera
  • Value for Money
  • Good
  • Excellent telephoto cameras
  • Superb display
  • Solid battery life
  • Very good performance
  • Bad
  • Ads in some first-party apps
  • Expensive
  • Heats up under stress
  • Heavy and bulky
Display 6.80-inch
Processor Samsung Exynos 2100
Front Camera 40-megapixel
Rear Camera 108-megapixel + 12-megapixel + 10-megapixel + 10-megapixel
RAM 12GB, 16GB
Storage 128GB, 256GB, 512GB
Battery Capacity 5000mAh
OS Android 11
Resolution 1440x3220 pixels
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