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One UI 5.0: Here’s what to expect from Samsung Android 13 update [Official]
At SDC22, Samsung officially unveiled the One UI 5.0 software that is based on Android 13 OS. Meanwhile, the company is ready to bring its latest offering and new features with One UI 5.0 update to million of Galaxy users around the world in the upcoming weeks.
At the present time, smartphones have become essential to us. They are small but are capable to hold our entire world within them. That’s why Samsung has developed One UI 5.0 to better connect innovative hardware with intuitive and easy-to-use software and provide greater control over smartphones.
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Here’s what to expect from Samsung One UI 5.0 update that relays on Andoird 13.
Use Your Phone Your Way:
Bixby Text Call:
With One UI 5.0, Samsung brings its most personalized mobile experience yet. The company has added a new Bixby Text Call feature that allows users to communicate in the manner that is most convenient to them. Using this feature, you can answer phone calls simply by typing a message.
The company’s intelligent platform Bixby converts the text to audio and shares it directly with the caller on the line on your behalf, and shows you what the caller is saying by converting their voice to text.
Match Your Phone to Your Lifestyle:
Routines and Modes:
The features you utilize for your morning routine to get you up and active might not be the same as what keeps you focused during the working day.
Meanwhile, with Routines, you can trigger a sequence of actions on your device based on your activities, and with One UI 5.0’s modes, you can customize settings for different parts of your life from sleeping and relaxing to exercise and driving.
Visual changes:
Samsung One UI 5.0 update will provide a fresh, new look and feel that makes the user experience more welcoming and seamless. From bolder, simpler app icons to a streamlined color scheme, the One UI developers has paid attention to the intricate details for a more engaging mobile experience.
Notifications:
The company has further refined the notifications in the new software to make them effortless to read at a glance and offer a more defined answer and decline buttons when receiving a call through the redesigned pop-up call display.
Lock Screen:
Another key part of the Samsung One UI 5.0 update is personalization and the ability to express oneself. In order to take this to another level, the new One UI brings the popular Video Wallpaper from the Lockstar of Good Lock app, directly to the lock screen.
You can now trim a video to transform your most memorable moments into a moving tribute on your phone. You can make this lock screen feel even more customized by changing the wallpaper, clock style, and notification pop-ups all from one screen.
A Mobile Experience Built Around You:
Stack widgets:
The One UI 5.0 further offers new features that help you get things done more efficiently. It brings exciting new options and the ability to keep your Home screen neat and tidy with new Stacked widgets.
This new feature lets you drag and drop widgets on top of each other and swipe left or right to quickly and easily scroll through each one, to free up space on your home screen and use it more efficiently.
Smart suggestions widgets:
In order to help further streamline mobile tasks and activities, the company brings new Smart suggestions for widgets. Based on your usage patterns and the context of your mobile activity, this feature automatically suggests apps and actions that make the mobile experience even more personal.
Extract text from images:
No matter whether you want to quickly capture event details from a poster to send to a friend, or easily save a phone number from a business card, the new feature makes it easier to extract text from images and paste it into a note.
Connected device menu:
The new Connected devices menu in the Settings app lets you control all the devices connected to your smartphone. Here, you can access all features that work with other devices such as Quick Share, Smart View, and Samsung DeX.
It also provides easy access to the Auto switch Buds menu, which lets you automatically switch your Buds from one device to another for more seamless inter-device operation.
Convenient Security and Peace of Mind:
Security and privacy dashboard:
Samsung understands that there is no privacy without security, therefore, it has merged these two settings into one clear, easy-to-navigate dashboard. The One UI 5.0 is making it easier than ever for you to keep your device protected and your sensitive information private.
With one quick glance, you can get a quick overview of your device’s security and find suggestions and warnings depending on the status.
Notifications on Share Panel:
To ensure that your personal information remains private, Samsung presents a new notification on the share panel that alerts you if you are going to inadvertently share a photo that contains potentially sensitive information like the image of your credit or debit card, driver’s license, Social Security card, or passport.
Built for Galaxy Users, by Galaxy Users:
One UI 5.0 Beta program:
Samsung has worked hard over the past few months to make sure that One UI 5.0 provides the best mobile experience. So, to make sure these changes resonated with real users, the company received feedback from the thousands of Galaxy users participating in our One UI Beta program.
This beta program ensures that One UI 5.0 delivers a mobile experience that truly meets the needs of Galaxy users. By joining the beta program, you can get early access to the interface and share feedback with developers to help create the best experience possible.
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.
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.