Unlocked Galaxy A53 units in US get March 2024 security update

A few weeks ago, Samsung released the March 2023 security update to the carrier-locked units of Galaxy A53 in the US. Now, the company has released the update to the factory-unlocked units of the same device. What’s new in March 2024 update for Galaxy A53? The new software update is now available for the factory-unlocked […]

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Unlocked Galaxy S20 units grab March 2024 security update in the USA

Last week, Samsung released the March 2024 security update to the factory-unlocked Galaxy S20 series units in the US. Now, the update is rolling out to the factory-unlocked versions of those smartphones in the US. With the new update, the devices are now more secure. Factory-unlocked Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+, and Galaxy S20 Ultra get […]

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Deals: Amazon drops the prices of unlocked Samsung, Motorola and Google phones

Amazon is holding its annual Big Spring Sale and offers great discounts on unlocked phones and some tablets too. We picked out models from Samsung, Google and Motorola with a special appearance by OnePlus. Starting off with the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, it is $150 off for both the 256GB and 512GB storage capacities. The […]

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Unlocked Galaxy S23 units get March 2024 security update in the USA

The One UI 6.1 update is on the horizon for Samsung’s 2023 flagships, but it’s taking longer than we had hoped to actually get here. However, in the meantime, it’s business as usual as far as Samsung’s monthly security updates are concerned. The Galaxy S23 series, which will be among the first devices to get […]

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Unlocked Galaxy S22 units get February 2024 security update in USA

Earlier this month, Samsung released the February 2024 security update to the Galaxy S22. However, the update’s availability was limited to the international and USA carrier-locked versions. The South Korean firm has now released a new security update to the factory-unlocked versions of phones in the Galaxy S22 lineup. Factory-unlocked Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22+, and […]

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Unlocked Galaxy Note 20 gets access to February 2024 security update in the USA

Samsung released the February 2024 security update to the Galaxy Note 20 series yesterday in the US for carrier-locked versions. Now, factory-unlocked Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy Note 20 Ultra units in the US have started getting the update. The international models might get the update soon in other countries. Galaxy Note 20 gets February […]

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Unlocked Galaxy S21 gets February 2024 security update in the US

A couple of days ago, Samsung released the February 2024 security update to the Galaxy S21 series in European countries. Now, the availability of the update has been expanded to the Galaxy S21 series in the US. The factory-unlocked variants of the smartphones have now started getting the update. Galaxy S21 series gets February 2024 […]

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Factory unlocked Galaxy A13 receiving Android 14 update in the USA

Samsung is continuing to work on releasing the Android 14 update to its entry-level smartphones. Earlier today, the Android 14 update was released to the Galaxy A05s. The Android 14 update is now rolling out to the Galaxy A13 in the USA for factory-unlocked units. The carrier-locked units of the device received the update last […]

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A Startup Has Unlocked a Way to Make Cheap Insulin

Now some key patents have expired, and the US Food and Drug Administration has paved the way for biosimilar versions of insulin—so-called because they’re almost identical to another product already on the market. For a product to be biosimilar, it must be highly similar in structure to the original and work just as well in […]

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Unlocked Galaxy S21 starts getting Android 14 update in the US

Samsung started rolling out the Android 14 update to the Galaxy S21 series two months ago. However, back then, the update was available only to the global variant of the device. A few weeks later, the carrier-locked version of the Galaxy S21 started getting the update in the US. The update has now been released […]

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US unlocked Galaxy A52 5G gets One UI 6 (Android 14) update

The final major Android version upgrade for the Galaxy A52 lineup started rolling out a few weeks ago. One UI 6.0/Android 14 was released for the Galaxy A52s first, followed by the Galaxy A52 5G and the standard Galaxy A52. Over in the US, carrier variants of the Galaxy A52 5G were updated to One […]

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US carrier and unlocked Galaxy S22 get December 2023 update

The Galaxy S22 series is getting a new firmware in the USA. The update is rolling out for carrier and unlocked variants. One UI 6.0 has been out on the Galaxy S22 in the USA for a few weeks, so this new update is all about improving security. The December 2023 security patch is all […]

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Unlocked Galaxy S21 FE gets Android 14 in the US

The One UI 6 update was released for some carrier variants of the Galaxy S21 FE in early December, and it is now making its way to unlocked models. Samsung launched two different unlocked Galaxy S21 FE models in the USA in some other markets – the first one came with Android 12 out of […]

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Android 14/One UI 6 released for unlocked Galaxy A54 in the US

The One UI 6 (Android 14) update started rolling out to the Galaxy A54, Samsung’s most premium mid-range phone in 2023, around three weeks back. The US was one of the first markets to get the update, but the initial rollout was limited to a few carriers. But the update is finally available for all […]

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Unlocked Galaxy S23 units bag December 2023 security update in the US

A couple of days ago, the Galaxy S23 became the first phone to get Samsung’s new security update. However, the December 2023 security update was limited to the carrier-locked versions of phones in the Galaxy S23 series. Now, the update has expanded to the factory-unlocked models as well. Galaxy S23 gets December 2023 security update […]

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Android 14 arrives on unlocked Galaxy S22 models in the US

In addition to rolling out Android 14 and One UI 6 to more and more devices every few days, Samsung is busy making sure the update becomes more widely available to devices that have already received it in some markets. Today, those who own an unlocked Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22+, and Galaxy S22 Ultra in […]

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Unlocked Galaxy S20 units get November 2023 update in the USA

The Galaxy S20 series is not eligible to get Android 14/One UI 6, but Samsung will continue to regularly release security updates for the S20, S20+, and S20 Ultra for another year or so. The most current security update for the Galaxy S20 lineup was released in various markets a week ago, and it is […]

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Unlocked Galaxy S23 units in the US getting Android 14, One UI 6

Unlocked Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23+, and Galaxy S23 Ultra units in the US are now getting the official Android 14-based One UI 6 update. Samsung started the initial rollout of the stable One UI 6 update in late October, and while the rollout seemed to have slowed down for a few days, it has now […]

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Xiaomi phones with unlocked bootloader won’t get HyperOS updates

With the announcement of the new Xiaomi 14 series, the company also introduced a new Android skin overlay replacing the old MIUI with HyperOS. However, the company now issued a statement regarding bootloader-unlocked devices. Xiaomi said it won’t be updating any devices with unlocked bootloaders, no matter if they are running HyperOS or MIUI 14. […]

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Some Google Pixel 8 phones reportedly have an unlocked bootloader out of the box

In what is a rather odd situation, Google Pixel 8 and 8 Pro buyers have been spotted on Reddit complaining that their shiny new devices arrived with an unlocked bootloader. We aren’t sure how widespread the issue is, but from the looks of things, it is fairly limited since these things tend to blow up […]

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