Samsung Galaxy S6's new update surprisingly rolls out to Samsung Galaxy S6, S6 Edge, and S6 Edge Plus users.
The latest update interestingly came more than seven years since the South Korean phone maker launched its Galaxy S6 series.
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A Samsung Galaxy S6 edge smartphone is on display at the booth of South Korean electronics giant Samsung ahead of the opening of the 55th IFA (Internationale Funkausstellung) electronics trade fair in Berlin on September 3, 2015. IFA, Europe's largest consumer electronics and home appliances fair opens from September 4 to September 9, 2015.
Samsung Galaxy S6 New Update
According to a recent report by GSM Arena, the Samsung Galaxy S6 lineup debuted in 2015. But despite its age, the renowned phone maker still went on to update its old smartphone.
The news outlet notes in its report that Samsung has recently dished out updates to its aging devices. For instance, the Galaxy S7, which succeeded the S6 last 2016, received an update last month. Not to mention that the August update also includes a five-year-old flagship, the Galaxy S8.
That said, most folks might consider these Galaxy phones as somewhat old. However, Samsung might think otherwise as it still updates them.
The South Korean tech giant quietly rolls out a new update to its seven-year-old smartphone. Samsung Galaxy S6 users in Belgium and the Netherlands have started getting their hands on a new update.
GSM Arena precisely adds the phones that got the update in Belgium are SIM-free versions of the S6 phone. On the other hand, the Vodafone-bought S6 series in the Netherlands is getting a new update.
The online tech site reports that the update should start rolling out to other S6 variants in the coming days. And what's more, the release is likely to go beyond Belgium and the Netherlands to cover more users in various parts of the world.
It is worth noting that the update might now be available on your Galaxy S6. However, you might need to manually install it by heading straight to the Settings app.
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What's New with Galaxy S6 Update
As per the news story by Android Authority, the new Galaxy S6 update is pretty small in size, which only takes roughly 13 MB.
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NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 21: The new Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge sits on display in a store on August 21, 2015 in New York, United States. S
To put it in perspective, the news site notes that the update for the S7 and the S8 reached around 31 MB and 420 MB, respectively. The said release provides its users with some bug fixes and addresses its GPS problems.
On the flip side, Samsung did not mention if the new S6 update comes with the GPS fix.
Instead, the release notes were kind of vague. It states that it offers "new and/or improved features," alongside "performance improvements." So it is really hard to tell what the giant phone maker included in the surprising update.
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Written by Teejay Boris
