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Samsung introduces One UI 5.0 and all new features (Android 13)
Samsung officially introduced One UI 5.0 at the Samsung Developer Conference 2022. The company revealed vital features and enhancements of the Android 13-based One UI 5.0 update and hinted at some upcoming features at the event.
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One UI 5.0 is remarkable in terms of individual customization as it comes with several new features and options for every section to customize your Samsung Galaxy experience to your liking and design it to express itself at your fingertips.
Based on Android 13, the main highlight features of Samsung One UI 5.0 are the advanced Lock screen customization, Bixby call text, Modes and routines, RAM Plus disable option, enhanced Color Palette, Stack widgets, Connected devices, and more. Let’s explore major One UI 5.0 features in detail.
Major Samsung One UI 5.0 Features
Lock Screen Customization
- You can easily edit and customize your lock screen by simply touching and holding onto the screen. You can customize Wallpaper, Clock style, Notifications, shortcuts, and more directly from the lock screen.
Advanced Color Palette and Themed icons
- You can choose your favorite one from up to 16 color themes based on your wallpaper as well as preset color themes that aren’t related to your wallpaper.
- Several stocks apps got Themed Icon support, letting you style your phone’s home screen in a unique way.
Modes and Routines
- The modes and Routines Tab is a new addition to the Settings. Through this new tab, you can add, remove and edit a variety of modes and routines as well. The currently running routine is now displayed at the top of the Routines screen so that you understand what is happening and make changes if necessary.
Stack Widgets
- To make your smartphone’s Home Screen more customizable, you can combine several widgets of the same size into a single Widget. You just need to drag a widget onto another one to create a Stack of Widgets.
Connected devices
- To easily access features related to connectivity, One UI 5.0 brings the Connected devices menu for Settings. The company has kept all the connectivity options in one place for a better experience.
Updated App Icons
- To provide a cohesive look, some app icons updated their illustration styles, as well as symbols on app icons, become large and bold to easily identify.
Camera Watermark
- With the major update, you can add a watermark to the corner of each photo with the date and time, and customs information you entered.
New Emojis for Samsung Keyboard
- 88 new emoji and 10 new animations can be created as emoji pairs on the Samsung keyboard. In addition to facial expressions, you can now add emojis of animals, food, and everyday objects.
Extract Text from any image
- One UI 5.0 allows you to extract the text using a Samsung keyboard, Internet, Gallery, or whenever you take a screenshot.
RAM Plus Disabling option
- You can now quickly turn off the RAM Plus feature in Device Care if it’s unnecessary or when storage space usage needs to be restricted.
Per App Language
- The Per-App Language feature allows users to select a different language preference for each app. It is specially developed for multilingual who prefer to use different languages depending on the situation and change the way they communicate.
Security and Privacy
- The security and Privacy menu in Settings is created by combining two options of Settings to further customize it, namely – Privacy, Biometric and security.
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.