Samsung is looking to upgrade its low-end Galaxy A series smartphones to Android 11 and the Galaxy A02s appears to be one of the first.
Launched late last year and only recently became available locally, the A02s ticked all of the right boxes except one, the Android OS version it came with. Samsung’s fanbase was not happy that one of their latest smartphones run the over a year-old Android 10 out of the box.
Fortunately, Samsung is making amends by pushing a more stable Android 11 update for the A02s which will also come embedded with the April 2021 security patch.
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So, that’s some great news for all the A02s owners out there. Samsung does an incredible job when it comes to updating its smartphones with the latest updates and features.
Speaking of, some of the Android 11 features coming to the A02s includes chat bubbles, one-time permissions, a dedicated conversations section in the notifications area, and more.
As for the appearance, the One UI 3.1 will bring a refreshed UI design, more lockscreen widgets, Dynamic Lockscreen options and not to mention a better version of stock apps like Samsung Internet and Samsung Keyboard.
The update is only available in Russia for now but will be released to other countries over the next few days. Check out our brief specifications review for more details on the Samsung Galaxy A02s.
Alfred Gitonga is a passionate tech news writer with a deep interest in smartphones and related technologies. He is a staff writer at Mobitrends.co.ke.
