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Samsung One UI 5.0 Home Screen – Take a look at all features
Samsung constantly brings new features and improvements by upgrading the One UI version to make your Galaxy devices more customizable and easy to use. As of now, One UI 5 is the latest version of Samsung’s custom skin, however, some flagship Galaxy devices are currently testing the beta, and the company will release a stable update soon.
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Along with several customizations, Samsung has also enhanced the home screen tools with One UI 5.0. Now you can decorate the home screen of your mobile in a better way, that too in a very easy way.
What is Home Screen?
Home Screen! You all will be well aware of this, however, it is the starting point for accessing all the features of your device. When you unlock the mobile the first thing you see is the home screen. It displays shortcuts to apps, widgets, clocks, wallpaper, network, sound, and more.
Samsung One UI 5.0 Home Screen
The Home screen of your smartphone has many elements, so it is important that we keep it customized as per your wish to use several features easily. Yes, you can customize your smartphone’s home screen through several Settings tools. Just need to open your device Settings, then tap on Home Screen. Here you find several options, take a look below.
Home Screen Layout
You can easily keep things organized by arranging your widgets and favorite apps on the Home screen. All your apps will be shown on the app’s screen.
There are two options for changing the screen layout.
- Home and App screens
– To display apps on a separate screen - Home Screen only
– To display all apps on the Home screen
Home Screen Grid
You can also adjust the grid of the Home Screen in four different types. Grid is the set of intersecting vertical and horizontal lines that makes rows and columns.
- 4×5
- 4×6
- 5×5
- 5×6
Apps Screen Grid
You can also change the vertical and horizontal arrangement of apps on apps screen into four types.
- 4×5
- 4×6
- 5×5
- 5×6
Folder Grid
Like the Apps screen and Home screen, you can also customize the folder grid.
- 3×4
- 4×4
Add Media page to Home Screen
You can Media page on the Home screen, just need to enable it. You can see the media page by swiping right from the Home screen. Currently, you can select any one media page from two.
- Google Discover
- Samsung Free
Show Apps screen button on Home screen
With this feature, you can enable a button to open the Apps screen on the home screen. There is a toggle, you can turn it on to bring a button. You can disable the feature from this option as well.
Lock Home Screen Layout
You can turn on this feature to prevent items on the Home screen from being removed or repositioned. After enabling this feature, you can’t drag and drop any app from one place to another on the home screen.
Add new apps to the Home screen
After enabling the feature, you can add new apps to the Home screen. However, you can also add apps by tapping and holding them from the apps screen to the home screen.
Hide apps on Home and Apps screens
From this option, you can hide apps that you don’t want to show on the Home screen and apps screen. Just need to select them and press done.
Apps icon badges
A small icon of Dots or Number appeared on the Apps icon for numbers of notifications is called Apps icon badges. Firstly enable this feature by turning on the toggle, you can select anyone from two badge styles.
- Dots
- Number
There’s an option ‘ Notification on apps icons‘, after enabling this feature you can touch and hold the app to show the notification.
Swipe down for the notification panel
By enabling this feature, you can open the notification panel by swiping down anywhere on the Home Screen.
Rotate to landscape mode
You can turn this option for turning atomically to landscape mode.
About Home Screen
From this section, you can check the latest version of the One UI Home (System Launcher) as well as check all the information like permission, privacy, usage, app in Store, and more.
Apple collaborated with OpenAI to power Apple Intelligence features. The ChatGPT maker continues to create obstacles for Google. In a recent move, OpenAI discussed a potential AI partnership with Samsung.
TheInformation (via Reuters) reported that OpenAI has recently discussed powering AI features on Samsung-made devices. It seems the ChatGPT-maker wishes an AI partnership with Samsung to expand its reach in multiple folds.
The company is considering developing a web browser to rival Google’s Chrome. OpenAI recently introduced its search engine called SearchGPT. It is available to limited users alongside internal testers and strategic partners.
Samsung x OpenAI
Samsung and Google’s close partnership doesn’t need any elaboration. The friendship isn’t limited to services, as both firms work across an ecosystem. However, it doesn’t stop Samsung from partnering with OpenAI in favor of better service.
As the AI phone market is growing rapidly, OpenAI may innovate further. Google doesn’t lag, but there’s still room for a potential alliance. Apple Intelligence-like features might be deployed on Galaxy phones after Samsung’s partnership.
OpenAI knows Samsung holds the command of the worldwide smartphone market. Expansion of its services will be quite broader than Apple if its partnership with Samsung pens down. For now, take this information as a grain of salt!
Apple x OpenAI
Apple leads the worldwide premium smartphone market. Google and Samsung introduced their AI phones in October 2023 and January 2024, respectively. It forced Apple to immediately enter the segment to normalize the innovation gap.
Google’s availing Gemini Nano AI model, but Apple joined hands with OpenAI. To create a difference, OpenAI powering some of the coolest AI features on recent iPhones. The move is to attract other vendors to adopt source AI from OpenAI.
Well, Apple still reportedly considering bringing Gemini AI on iPhones. The company believes that iPhone users should have different AI providers available. Hence, a multi-collaborative approach is also in the pipeline, at least from Apple’s end.
Samsung revealed its Project Infinity, which aims to make your Galaxy devices safer against cyber threats. Android is vulnerable due to its open-source nature, making regular security updates necessary for your Galaxy phone’s security.
Project Infinity of Samsung is a classified operation, working on safeguarding Galaxy devices and users around the clock for safer operations. Samsung Newsroom has recently published a blog post, revealing insights from specialist meetings.
Cyber Threat Intelligence
Samsung’s Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) taskforce is a reconnaissance unit within Project Infinity along with the Red (RED), Blue (BLUE), and Purple (PURPLE) Teams, which go beyond lab conditions to identify real-world dangers.
- RED and BLUE perform proactive attack and defense functions, seeking out vulnerabilities and taking measures against them.
- PURPLE is a special operations unit that acts as both a sword and shield for specific critical areas.
It’s worth noting that Samsung has deployed RED, BLUE, and PURPLE teams in various countries including Vietnam, Poland, Ukraine and Brazil. CTI is dedicated to identifying potential threats and stopping hackers from taking control of your device.
“Once we spot these kinds of threats, we collaborate with developers and operators to lock everything down for preventing attacks,” said Ranger, a CTI member.
Samsung Security Updates
Earlier this year, Samsung announced it to support flagship Galaxy devices for seven years. The new policy applies to all flagship Galaxy devices launched after the Galaxy S24 series. It’s the longest software support offered by any mobile brand.
These updates mean customers can safely use their phones for longer. As cyber threats become more common than you think, security updates are much more crucial to safeguard your Galaxy from any potential threat of vulnerability.
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.