Samsung‘s April update is widely available for the Galaxy Note 20 series in the US. Both carrier-locked and unlocked units of the 2020 Note phones are receiving the latest security patch on all networks across the country. The new update also brings the Image Clipper feature.
The Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy Note 20 Ultra were among the first Samsung devices to pick up the April SMR (Security Maintenance Release) in the US. The Korean firm began the rollout in the first week of April, but initially only covered factory-unlocked units. The update came with the firmware build number N98*U1UES4HWC9 and didn’t bring any additional goodies.
Later in the month, Samsung released the April SMR for the carrier-locked variants of the Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy Note 20 Ultra in the US. Along with the latest security patch, users with a carrier-locked unit also received the Image Clipper feature. The updated firmware version for those devices was N98*USQU4HWD1. Over the past few days, the company has pushed this update widely across all networks.
At the same time, Samsung also rolled out a second April update to unlocked variants of the Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy Note 20 Ultra in the US, finally introducing Image Clipper to them. The latest update came with the firmware build number N98*U1UEU4HWD1. This update is also now available widely. If you haven’t received it yet, go to Settings > Software update and tap on Download and install to check for updates manually. If you still don’t see any updates, wait a couple more days and check again.
Galaxy Note 20 series gets Samsung’s Image Clipper feature in the US
Image Clipper is a relatively new Gallery feature for Galaxy devices. Samsung introduced this feature with the Galaxy S23 series earlier this year. It lets you crop out subjects from photos directly from the image viewer. Simply press and hold onto a subject to crop it out. You can then save it as a separate image or paste it elsewhere.
Samsung recently started pushing Image Clipper to older models. It has already seeded the feature to several devices, including a few mid-range models. It’s now available for users with a Galaxy Note 20 or Galaxy Note 20 Ultra in the US. Note that Samsung recently released the May security patch as well. The latest SMR is available for the Galaxy S23 series in some markets. The Galaxy Note 20 series will also receive the new patch. We will let you know when the rollout begins.
2023-05-03 15:07:27