Galaxy S20’s Android 11 rollout starts with Verizon

[Chris Smith]

• The Verizon Galaxy S20 version will be the first to get the Android 11 and One UI 3.0 upgrade.
• Samsung plans to roll out Android 11 to other Galaxy S20 version soon, with other 2020 and 2019 flagships to be upgraded in the months to come.
• Several mid-range Galaxy devices will also receive the Android 11 update next year, once the rollout for the high-end handsets is complete.

As it happens with every new Android release from Google, it’s the Pixel phones that got Android 11 first a few months ago. Many smartphone vendors have improved their Android release schedules significantly, in the past few years, with many of them supporting Android betas right alongside Pixel phones. Samsung has never been at the forefront of Android releases, lagging well behind some of its rivals. This year, the Korean giant is finally doing things differently. Samsung has already committed to upgrading many Android devices to Android 11, not just the Galaxy S20, Note 20, and other flagships. And Samsung will provide several years of software support to many of these handsets. What’s more exciting is that Samsung is ready to start rolling out Android 11 right now, in early December. While it all starts with the Galaxy S20, this is a much faster rollout than in other years. However, most Galaxy S20 users might have to wait a while to get their upgrades, as Verizon Galaxy S20 owners are treated first to Android 11 and the new One UI 3.0.

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