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[India/Korea] Samsung Galaxy Note 20 One UI 4 Beta 2 released with 120Hz issue fix, December 2021 patch
Update 2: November 24
One UI 4 Beta 2 – Korea
After Europe, India and the US, Samsung has now released the 2nd One UI 4 Beta update for the Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy Note 20 Ultra devices in South Korea.
- Firmware version – ZUKA
- Changelog
- Issue where the vibration does not sound when notifications such as text messages or KakaoTalk messages are not vibrated
- After updating, the font size changes and the screen becomes larger
- Improved the display of the screen at maximum brightness
- Security and terminal stabilization code applied
- Other minor issues fixed
Update 1: November 24
One UI 4 Beta 2 – India
Samsung is now expanding the 2nd One UI 4 Beta update for the Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy Note 20 Ultra smartphone users in India. The update comes with fixes for several issues and errors such as the 120Hz display refresh rate. Also, the update includes December 2021 security patch for better stability.
Original Article: November 23
A couple of days ago, Samsung announced the Android 12-based One UI 4 Beta program for the Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy S20 series devices in India, Europe and the US. Now, the company started rolling out the 2nd One UI 4 Beta build for the Galaxy Note 20 and Note 20 Ultra devices in the US and Europe.
Identified via firmware build version ending ZUKA, the Galaxy Note 20 One UI 4 Beta 2 comes with fixes for a lot of severe issues and errors for a better user experience. With the latest Beta release, Samsung brings stable Android 12 a step closer to the Galaxy Note 20 phones.
- The update also includes December 2021 security patch.
According to the changelog, the new One UI 4 Beta update fixes the 120Hz adaptive refresh rate-related issue, Quick Share icon errors, and Samsung’s Clear View Display Cover issues. In addition, it improves the operations of phone frame rate as well as operations while searching in messages app.
Changelog
- Fixed errors that don’t work at adaptive refresh 120Hz
- Fixed Quick share icon errors
- Fixed errors that don’t work at Samsung’s Clear View Display Cover
- Improved the operations of phone frame rate
- Improved operations while searching in messages app
Currently, the Korean tech giant has released the One UI 4 Beta update for the Galaxy Note 20 series smartphone owners in the US and Europe. It’s expected that the company will soon expand its availability to remaining regions such as India.
If you want to check for the latest update manually, head to your device Settings tap on Software updates and finally hit the Download and install button.
One UI 4 Features: Samsung’s Android 12 update comes with tons of new features such as a redesigned user interface with revamped icons and Material You theming system. Besides, the One UI 4.0 also improves all of the stock apps, adds more lock screen widgets, quick settings toggles to turn off the camera and mic access and more.
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