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The highly anticipated first software update for the Galaxy S24 series is finally here. For real, this time. Samsung has begun the rollout in South Korea, its home country. It should soon release the update in other markets, including the US. Along with the February security patch, the update brings bug fixes and performance improvements to the new flagships.
The Galaxy S24 series is getting its first update
On Wednesday, Samsung announced the first update for the Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24+, and Galaxy S24 Ultra. However, much to users’ disappointment, the company said it plans to begin the rollout on February 22. Thankfully, it isn’t making users wait another week, at least not those in South Korea. The update is rolling out in Samsung’s homeland with the firmware build number S92xNKSU1AXB5.
The OTA (over the air) package for the Ultra model weighs just under 555MB. The other two Galaxy S24 models should also receive the update with a similar file size. As Samsung promised, the update introduces a slider to manually adjust the vividness of screen colors after switching to the Vivid color profile in Settings. Previously, the Vivid mode produced similar color saturation as the Natural mode with no option to adjust colors.
The Galaxy S24 series is also getting a host of camera improvements and fixes. A Samsung Community moderator detailed all the changes in a lengthy post. Samsung has improved the quality of backlit shots in high-pixel mode (50MP/200MP) by adjusting the brightness. Night mode gets saturation and white balance optimization for more accurate colors. It has also applied additional color data to make colors pop when shooting in food mode.
Additionally, Samsung has optimized the Expert RAW app to let you explore images in greater detail. For Galaxy S24 Ultra users, this update should improve the clarity of text when zooming in. The company also promises improved videos and photos of fast-moving subjects in backlight conditions captured by the rear camera. You are getting optimizations for photo previews, exposure, and color expression as well.
Another feature update might follow soon
According to the Samsung moderator, some of the features mentioned in this changelog may not be part of this update. Samsung will push a second update to the Galaxy S24 series to add those, and possibly more functional improvements. There is no timeline available for the second update but it might arrive within a few weeks. If you’re using Samsung’s latest flagships, watch out for a new update or check for it from the Settings app.