Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 and Fold 4 are getting stable Android 13 in the US
Samsung has been on a roll with itsAndroid 13-based One UI 5 rollout. Since releasing theupdate for the Galaxy S22 in late October, the company has gone on to seed the Android 13 firmware for its previous flagship and premium devices,including the entire Galaxy S21 series, Note 20, S20, and even themid-range Galaxy A53. Ideally, the more premiumSamsung Galaxy Z Fold 4andGalaxy Z Flip 4should have also been on the list, but their updates were nowhere to be seen. That’s changing now, as the Korean giant has released the stable One UI 5 build for its latest foldable phones in the US.
Samsung first rolled out the stable One UI 5 update for Z Fold 4 and Flip 4 users in the US on the beta channel (viaSamMobile). Starting November 23rd, the BVK3 firmware went live for carrier-locked devices in the US that were not on the beta channel (viaSamMobile). The update is only available for the T-Mobile variant, with Verizon and AT&T still in the process of certifying the firmware for their locked units.
So far, all Samsung phones that have received the One UI 5 update contained the October 2022 patch, but the Fold and Flip’s One UI 5 build has the latest November patch.
Besides Android 13,One UI 5 brings deeper Material You integrationwith dynamic theming support for stock icons. Other changes include an improved Pro mode in the Camera app and enhanced OCR recognition in the Gallery app that no longer requires you to trigger Bixby Vision.
Samsung’s 2021 foldables—theGalaxy Z Fold 3and Flip 3—have alsostarted receiving their Android 13 update, but it is not yet live in the US. When it does though, the unlocked variants should get the stable firmware first, followed by the carrier-locked models.
UPDATE: 2022/11/24 11:15 EST BY RAJESH PANDEY
Carrier-locked Fold 4 and Flip 4 units getting One UI 5
Samsung has expanded the stable One UI 5 firmware rollout to carrier-locked units of the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Flip 4 in the US. Its 2021 foldables have also started receiving the update in Europe. The article was updated to reflect this.
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