6.0 Stable - Carrier vs Unlocked

[UncleSpellbinder]

I know that carriers need to make Android 14/One UI 6 "their own" which can cause delays in receiving the update. Does having an unlocked S23 Ultra mean I'll receive the update sooner since the phone is not carrier specific?

[TheNewsHQ]

No, usually and according to the past years, the unlocked model got it the very last

[AlienX]

Unfortunately, samsung is screwing unlocked users as well. Even our updates are on mercy of carrier even though unlocked.

 Samsung! I always buy unlocked phones because I don’t want to deal with  carriers. But looks like Samsung sold us to the carriers as well.

[UncleSpellbinder]

That's a shame. Seems odd. Carriers can take days, weeks... Sometimes months before they optimize for their specific needs. We could be in for a very long wait.

[userCPAWj5Qhr8]

Thank you for asking this question. I also have an unlocked version and my husband has mobile. I can't send rcs messaging with him unless I'm using the Google texting app which sucks😒

[userCPAWj5Qhr8]

*t-mobile

[bwilliance]

Makes me wonder why carriers even need to "modify" Samsung's OS.