Samsung releases its Android 14 update, US coming 'soon' - eviltoast
Samsung releases Android 14 update for Galaxy S23, coming to US 'soon'
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Samsung has officially released its Android 14 update, One UI 6, which is now available in select countries and coming to the US soon.

cross-posted from: https://lemdro.id/post/2747324 (!samsung@lemdro.id)

As of today, Samsung is rolling out Android 14 to the Galaxy S23, S23+, and Galaxy S23 Ultra in regions including the UK and portions of Europe, such as France, Germany, Belgium, Finland, Poland, Portugal, Romania, and Spain. The update weighs in at 350mb for users who are updating from the latest beta to the stable update, but for those coming directly from One UI 5.1, it’s an update of over 3GB.

  • Free Palestine 🇵🇸@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    14·
    1 year ago

    The app recommendations on setup don’t bother me personally, as I skip that altogether.

    TikTok was/is in the recommendations, but you can’t remove it. They will force you to install it at all costs. IMO this is fucking ridiculous.

    • ijeff@lemdro.idOPMEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Sorry, missed this reply while editing mine but thankfully this wasn’t the case for my Canadian S23 Ultra (purchased from Samsung). I agree though, it’d be ridiculous in whichever markets it’s taking place - but I think it’s unrelated to the time spent in beta.

      My old Note 8 came with things like Facebook added as system apps. It was quite frustrating but things have since improved (at least where I am).

      • Free Palestine 🇵🇸@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        11·
        1 year ago

        things have since improved (at least where I am)

        That’s good.

        But after using GrapheneOS for almost a year, I will probably never use any other mobile OS. I don’t have to bother with preinstalled bloatware like Facebook or TikTok as well as spyware like Google Play services that I can’t remove. It’s also probably the most secure and private mobile OS available right now. It gives me back all control over my device and my digital life, it’s just awesome. It’s kinda like Linux in the sense that it empowers users to take back control over their systems, but it’s super easy to use, it’s basically Android without the crap and with improved privacy and security. You can use Google Play services if you want to, but they don’t run with elevated privileges, you can revoke any permissions (including network access) and uninstall them anytime you want to.