Although the Samsung Galaxy S23s will be announced in a few days, they could arrive with a new version of Samsung’s interface, One UI 5.1, based on Android 13. A leak reveals the functions that would appear there.
A tradition that little by little is taking hold in Samsung is to deploy a new version of its One UI interface on the occasion of the presentation of its latest Galaxy S. The Samsung Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S23 Ultra would not deviate from the rule, since it will appear with One UI 5.1 during the Galaxy Unpacked conference that will take place this Wednesday, February 1 at 7 pm The update was detected by winfuture et snoopy technology on Twitter with the list of changes to the interface based on Android 13. A leak that would reveal all the details of this future version of One UI.
One UI 5.1 is expected to hit the Galaxy S23 first, before being available on other Samsung smartphones – the brand has confirmed that it will be usable on flagship models released since the Galaxy S20.
Changes introduced by One UI 5.1 (Android 13)
Camera
We can change the color of a selfie more easily thanks to a new button”effects» located on the side of the screen. Now it will be easier to access the Expert RAW application from the “Advanced“. As a reminder, it allows you to save photos in RAW format, that is, without processing or compression, so that you can edit them in more depth.
Gallery
The first novelty is the arrival of the shared family album. Samsung’s Gallery app can recommend photos to add via facial recognition. Up to six people can be added to a Shared Family Album, each with 5GB of storage.
Another change: automatic processing can now remove shadows and reflections from photos. Besides that, we can improve the definition of GIFs automatically.
On the UI side of the app, looking at an image or video, one can swipe up to see “where and when the image was taken, on which device, where it is stored“. The search tool allows you to find several people/objects at the same time: you can do it without entering a name, just by clicking on a face. Latest news, you can change the destination folder for screenshots (same for screenshots). video recordings).
AR Zone and AR Emoji
The mode “Masqueradelets you take photos and videos with up to three people, replacing faces with emojis. Additionally, design and editing in AR Doodles have been improved with more accessible brushes. Drawings can also be resized and moved even after they are created. Finally, the eraser tool can erase only part of a drawing.
Widgets
New widgets are coming to One UI. The first is about battery: it allows you to check the battery level of Galaxy devices, such as Galaxy Buds, Galaxy Watch or S Pen. A function that has been found for a few years on iPhone and iPad. There is also a style change to the weather widget.
You can also set different wallpapers on lock screen and home screen depending on activities: work, sport, etc. Finally, One UI 5.1 brings more conditions and actions for the scenarios, especially when activating airplane mode or sharing the connection. Which apps open or adjust audio balance, change font style, change ringtone, etc.
connectivity
Samsung’s Notes app sees simultaneous collaboration with multiple people coming. You can also more easily invite other people to albums, notes, calendars thanks to the generation of shareable links.
The Galaxy Book mouse, keyboard, and trackpad can now be used on Galaxy smartphones and tablets that support this version of the interface. This allows you to copy and paste text or move documents. Samsung Internet Browser offers seamless browsing from smartphone to laptop. Finally, when viewing the screen of your Samsung phone on a TV via Smart View, you can disable notifications: enough to avoid inconveniences that happen all too often (and at the worst time). Also, we expect Samsung to announce a full range of Galaxy Book 3 during Galaxy Unpacked.
multitask
One UI 5.1 allows “minimize or maximize the application window without going through the settings menu“. The user can simply drag any of the corners of the associated popup window.
Also, in split screen, “Apps you use most often appear below recently used apps to help you find them faster“, we learn in the update document that has been leaked.
Samsung DeX
DeX mode is also getting better in One UI 5.1: In split screen mode, you can drag the divider in the center of the screen to resize two windows at the same time. The update also allows you to place a window in a corner of the screen so that it occupies a quarter of the screen, as can be done in Windows for example.
Finally, if you want to listen to music on Wi-Fi-connected speakers via Spotify Connect or the built-in Chromecast, you can simply go through media output instead of going into your music streaming apps’ settings.
The full list of Galaxy smartphones Samsung has updated to One UI 5 has just been leaked. A chance to see that by January, most of Samsung’s fleet should be updated to Android 13.
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