Samsung has started seeding out the One UI 2.5 update along with November 2020 Security patch to both Galaxy A50s and A70 smartphones. The update is rolling out on the A507FNXXU5CTK3 Firmware version for Galaxy A50s and A705FNXXU5CTK4 Build number for Galaxy A70. In terms of availability, the A70 update is currently limited only to the European markets and A50s update is limitedly rolling in Vietnam. However, it doesn’t take much time to release in other countries as the updates are already live in Europe and Vietnam.
Related: Realme XT Update Tracker.
What’s new?
As per the changelog/release note, the update brings new WiFi and many new features like Bitmoji support on Always On Display, Keyboard Youtube search feature, Split Keyboard support on Landscape mode, etc. In the messages section, the update brings a new feature through which the users can call a person who’s contact is saved as pre-configured SOS message contact. Now, users can share location via SOS for every 30 minutes for 24 hours.
Talking about the new WiFi, the nearby WiFi router’s quality can be measured, and the information will be displayed as Very Fast, Fast, Normal, or Slow. However, you can also turn off this feature by navigating to the “Network Quality Information Display” section from settings. The other new WiFi feature allows users to request the password of nearby routers from nearby people who are saved in their contact list and connected to the respective router.
Apart from the features mentioned above, this software update might also include bug fixes for known/reported issues, improvements, enhancements, etc. The performance and stability of the smartphone are expected to be increased by this update.
In case if you have received the update, then update your smartphone for better performance. Otherwise, navigate to Settings>Software updates and check for updates to manually check the update status.
