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One UI 4.0: Here’s what new features Samsung Android 12 update offers
After first emerging on Galaxy S21 series in November 2021, One UI 4.0 based on Android 12 is now being released continuously to other Galaxy devices. This defines one of the most important updates Android has seen over the years, with a notified notification shade and improved privacy controls with a streamlined and stylish redesign.
Not only that, its main features are a variety of fine touches that will enhance your basic experience in many ways. Samsung’s custom Android Skin includes many new features and customization options with many significant changes to the One UI 4.0 design.
In this article, we’ll highlight all the major changes that Samsung has added to the One UI 4.0 Android 12 update.
Color Palette
The Color Palette feature is one of the complexities of Google’s Material You redesign on Android 12 on Pixel devices. The Samsung One UI 4.0 Dynamic Theme Engine doesn’t behave the same way as Google’s Monet on the Pixel, but it does bring an extra layer of custom to the UI that users have been asking for.
Find a personalized color and style for your wallpaper. If a user sets the desired color tone, the AI recommends the colors that best match the wallpaper. Change things up by trying new colors.
Home Screen Widgets
The Home Screen Widgets have been redesigned to give you access to more information at a glance. Samsung has also made some changes to the lock screen. With customized controls for different music apps, it is now possible to transfer audio output from your lock screen to another device. Thanks to the new voice recorder widget, you can record voice memos without having to unlock your Galaxy phone.
Always On Display
One UI 4.0 also adds the ability to have an Always On Display turn on every time you receive a notification. Get a better layout with integrated sections for quick panel alerts and silent notifications. Adjusting the screen brightness is much easier due to the large brightness bar in the quick panel.
Camera Features
One UI 4.0 does not introduce any new Camera features, but Samsung has adjusted the layout to make it look cleaner than before. Another important change is that video recording starts as soon as you press the record button. In One UI 3.1, video recording will only begin after you press and release the button.
Gallery App
Now, the Gallery app has been updated to show a video preview on the cover of articles, more options for sorting albums with a large number of photos, improved search instructions and the ability to edit the date, time and location of the photo and videos taken.
Multi-Tasking Experience
The One UI 4.0 also provides a better multi-tasking experience on the best Samsung Android phones. You can pin the window options menu at the top of the pop-up window for easy access and resize the picture-in-picture window using the pinch-zoom gesture.
More UI Changes in One UI 4.0
Some other important changes include better search features, a new calendar layout that allows you to add events more easily, better app compatibility for Samsung DeX, new Bixby routines, new charging animations, advanced privacy controls, integrated security in the emergency menu and more. And the new Driving Monitor in the Digital Wellbeing App.
We’ve gone through every new feature that Samsung has redefined to its user interface for Galaxy users. If we conclude this major OS change it is very unique in terms of transparency and privacy features.
Owners of select Samsung Smart TVs, monitors, The Premiere 7 & 9 projectors, or The Freestyle 2nd Gen can stream Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Flight Simulator 2024 and hundreds of other games with Gaming Hub Xbox Game Pass.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Flight Simulator 2024 are two of the most popular games of 2024. Thanks to Samsung Gaming Hub, you don’t need to download any of the Xbox Game Pass titles, no meaning no storage required – just jump in and play.
The company has also built an engaging gameplay experience designed by fans, for fans through The Six, challenging players’ knowledge and providing another way to interact with the world of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.
Notably, Samsung’s Gaming Hub is available on a variety of Samsung screens. It includes the AI-powered 2024 TV lineup, monitors, projectors, The Premiere, and The Freestyle 2nd Gen projector, offering instant access to console-free gaming.
Anyone with a Samsung Smart TV will be able to use their remote to jump in and play. This way, Gaming Hub provides a co-branded experience, giving Call of Duty fans another way to engage with the franchise they love.
For starters: The Six offers daily trivia where players can answer a series of six questions in competition with other players around the world. Correct answers with the fastest response time will achieve higher scores.
Samsung could launch the Galaxy ixi-O AI Phone next year. The company has collaborated with LG Uplus to develop a custom smartphone. The device is said to feature Galaxy AI and LG Uplus’s AI call assistant ixi-O.
Sources citing KEDGlobal revealed that Samsung and LG Uplus working together to develop the Galaxy ixi-O AI Phone. It’s a big development in the smartphone industry, while the handset is highly likely to be Korea-limited.
Samsung fans are well aware of the Galaxy AI feature suite. ixi-O is an AI-powered digital assistant developed by Korean carrier LG Uplus. The company plans to enter the smartphone market, featuring its own-developed AI assistant.
The report indicates that Samsung and LG Uplus’ ixi-O AI Phone will launch as early as next year. The development project focuses on crafting a “real AI phone” that goes beyond simply integrating AI assistant services into a smartphone.
ixi-O comes with useful features such as AI call answering, detecting voice phishing in real-time, recording and summarizing phone calls and converting voice conversation into text – all within an on-device environment.
Image: ixi-O AI | LG Uplus Newsroom
Based on specifications, the Galaxy ixi-O AI Phone will be based on a Galaxy phone available globally. The design will match with a global Galaxy smartphone, but the software may be tweaked as per the carrier’s requirements.
A custom Galaxy phone isn’t shocking or impossible in South Korea. Samsung releases Quantum, Buddy, and Jump-branded phones in the market. The company collaborates with Korean carriers to bring these devices to mainland Korea.
The carrier introduced an on-device AI-powered ixi-O assistant earlier this month. LG Uplus will initially target its consumer base for the new AI Phone. However, the AI Assistant may be expanded to a broader audience across Korea.
Samsung could use Gauss2-based Galaxy AI on the Galaxy S25 Ultra. The company’s next-gen Generative AI model is 1.5 to 3x faster than the first-gen Gauss model. The DX division is already using Gauss2 to ramp up internal productivity.
Gauss2 offers improved performance and efficiency in simultaneously handling various data types. In the previous article, we’ve demonstrated its three distinct models that cater to different purposes: Compact, Balanced, and Supreme.
Samsung says the second-gen Gauss model offers equal or superior performance in response generation than leading open-source generative AI models. That said, the Galaxy AI will become faster and smarter with the inclusion of Gauss2.
Thanks to faster processing speed, Gauss2 enables quicker AI response generation. This way, the Galaxy user won’t have to wait much time. The company stated that it will continue to expand the reach of its AI-based services across all product lines.
That said, the Galaxy S25 Ultra is likely to boast Gauss2-based Galaxy AI. This upgrade will result in even faster processing of tasks and execution. Features like composition, image generation, and translation would benefit from Gauss2.
Earlier, we broke the news that Samsung is crafting an advanced AI technology. The Gauss2 press release indicates that the future Galaxy AI iteration could be integrated with knowledge graph technology to offer relevant results.
The Galaxy S24 series also uses Google’s Gemini Nano AI model. The fruitful collaboration offers futuristic capabilities on Galaxy devices. Samsung is rumored to use an enhanced version of Gemini Nano across the Galaxy S25 lineup.
Meanwhile, Samsung’s development may have indulged Gauss2 capabilities on the Galaxy S25 series. Integrated with new processors and optimized software, the company’s AI model would offer faster, reliable, and smarter results.