The Samsung Galaxy S21 FE is now getting its very last major Android and One UI update. In other words, Android 16 has started to roll out to the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE.

The Galaxy S21 FE is now getting its final big Android update, the Android 16 update

Samsung promised four major Android OS updates for the device, and with this update, the company fulfilled that promise. The update has started to roll out in Thailand and Vietnam, but it will spread to various other markets in the coming days/weeks.

The update comes with a firmware version G990EXXUIHYJ2, and the download size is over 2 GB, so keep that in mind if you’re not on Wi-Fi. This update includes the September 2025 Android security patch, by the way.

Your phone will let you know when the update becomes available, though you can always manually check via the settings. That could speed up the process a bit, but the update is rolling out in stages, so even when it becomes available in your region, you may have to wait a bit.

Android 16-based One UI 8 update does bring a number of small improvements to the phone. Multitasking improvements are a part of the package, as well as better workflow automation.

Samsung is also improving customization with this update. The modes and Routines section is receiving an additional preset routines and data-linked actions. The camera interface is getting some updates too, as is the Secure Folder, amongst other things.

Samsung promised four major Android OS updates, and the company delivered

As a reminder, the Galaxy S21 FE launched way back in 2022 with Android 12-based One UI 4.0 skin. It already received Android 13, 14, and 15 updates, prior to this Android 16 update that has started to roll out.

This is not the end of the road for updates in general, however. The Galaxy S21 FE will continue receiving security patches for at least another year.

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