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    JANUARY 2026 update. EoL for the S21 series?

    Samsung have begun rolling out their January 2026 update. As the S21 series celebrated its 5th birthday a few days ago, (29 Jan 2021), and the S21 series has reached its official EoL, (End of Life), this looks to be the last update, security or otherwise, for these devices. On a personal note...
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    Is it still worth rooting an android phone?

    "Riot", was funnier. ;)
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    Is it still worth rooting an android phone?

    :D So glad to hear that!
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    Is it still worth rooting an android phone?

    Like you Bkdodger1, I have not felt the need to root a phone for about 6 years. I might consider it if a phone had reached EoL, (End of Life), and I wanted to install a custom ROM.
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    vivo X Fold3 Pro Global-JANUARY update

    vivo have begun rolling out the January 2026 security patch to their global models of the X Fold3 Pro. This update also has optimizations for Android 16 as detailed in the screenshot.
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    What’s your favorite phone for gaming?

    My colleague swears by this phone for the ultimate gaming experience... ROG Phone 9 Pro
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    vivo X Fold3 Pro Global-DECEMBER update

    vivo have begun rolling out the December 2025 security patch to their global models of the X Fold3 Pro. This update also has Themes, Multimedia and App optimizations for Android 16 as detailed in the screenshot.
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    vivo X Fold3 Pro Global-NOVEMBER update

    vivo have begun rolling out the November 2025 security patch to their global models of the X Fold3 Pro. This update also has a Control Centre optimizations for Android 16 as detailed in the screenshot.
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    vivo X Fold3 Pro Global-Android 16 + OriginOS 6

    vivo have begun rolling out an update for their X Fold3 Pro Global devices that not only upgrades them to Android 16 but also switches them from the global FunTouchOS to the Chinese OriginOS 6. So for those of you that wished for the arguably, superior OriginOS, then Christmas has come early...
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    vivo X Fold3 Pro Global-JULY update

    No issues with the July, August September and October updates on my vivo X Fold3 Pro international, (non Chinese), model.
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    vivo X Fold3 Pro Global-OCTOBER update

    vivo have begun rolling out the October 2025 security patch to their global, (FunTouch), models of the X Fold3 Pro. This update also has a number of bug fixes and optimizations for Android 15 as detailed in the screenshot.
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    vivo X Fold3 Pro Global-SEPTEMBER update

    No,nothing like that on my International pro model.
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    vivo X Fold3 Pro Global-SEPTEMBER update

    vivo have begun rolling out the September 2025 security patch to their global, (FunTouch), models of the X Fold3 Pro. This update also has a number of bug fixes and optimizations for Android 15 as detailed in the screenshot.
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    vivo X Fold3 Pro Global-JULY update

    Hello and welcome to androidcentral @lakalha1. I have had Developer Options enabled on my vivo X Fold3 Pro since the day I owned it a year ago. (See fig: #1) You need to enable Developer Options by going to... Settings > About phone > Software information > Build number (See fig: #2)... Tap...
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    vivo X Fold3 Pro Global-AUGUST update

    Google Meet is taking 42% of your battery. In Europe we tend to use WhatsApp which is slightly more friendlier to batteries. Here are a few things you can do to make Meet more battery friendly...