The latest Galaxy S21 firmware update may have fixed the poor battery life

The Galaxy S21 series launch has not been flawless for some customers in the Exynos regions, and you may recall that last week we brought to your attention an issue regarding the February 2021 security patch and the possibility that it may have had a negative effect. effect on the battery life of the flagship for some owners. Fortunately, Samsung was aware of the issue and the company may have already fixed it with the latest firmware update.

Samsung is rolling out a second February firmware update for the Galaxy S21 series, and many users who have experienced battery life issues are now reporting through the XDA Developer Forums that the problem has been fixed. Note that some users are still reporting the same issues as before, so maybe Samsung’s new update didn’t fix the issue in its entirety or for everyone involved.

The new update can be identified by the firmware version G99xBXXU1AUB6. It’s deployed in dozens of countries – too many to list here – and readers can refer to our firmware archives for the Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21 +, and Galaxy S21 Ultra to check if the update can be made. downloaded for their phones in their areas. As always, you can also check the firmware by opening Settings on your phone, access the Software update section and tapping Download and install.

Since our phones didn’t exhibit the aforementioned battery life issues, we didn’t notice any big battery life changes following this new firmware update either. Nonetheless, we’ll keep you posted if anything happens, and you’re encouraged to do the same in the comments section below.