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One UI 5 for Galaxy Tab: Here’s what Samsung’s Android 13 update brings to tablets
Android 13-based One UI 5.0 update not only makes Galaxy phones powerful, but it greatly improves the usability of Samsung Tablets. Post Android 12L installation, tablets got new multitasking features, which further improved with the Android 13 update.
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This post shows you how the Android 13-based One UI 5.0 software iteration looks on Samsung tablets. The new version makes such a large tablet screen easy to access with notable functions when it comes to multitasking, text insertion, camera, and so on.
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Samsung One UI 5.0 Features for Galaxy Tablets
Modes and Routines
Samsung renamed Bixby Routines to Modes and Routines as well as changed its location to the Setting Menu. From this new Modes and Routines feature, you can manage different routines and modes.
Connected devices
Samsung added a new tab in the Settings menu called Connected devices. In this new tab, you can see all connection-related features and options.
Edge panel
In the Edge panel of the Galaxy tablet, you can see the edit and all app icons on the bottom of the Panel. You can now easily edit and access the Edge panel on your device.
Color palette
One UI 5.0 has increased the Color Palette options from 4 to 16 so you can get more choices while choosing a perfect theme for your phone that syncs with the Lock screen or Home screen wallpaper.
Home screen Widget
One UI 5.0 brings a Stack Widget feature which lets you stack multiple widgets in one Widget to best utilize the space on the home screen. Once the stack widget has been created, you can long press to edit the widget or remove it.
Lock Screen
One UI 5.0 brings Touch and hold edit mode to edit and customize your smartphone’s lock screen. You just need to touch and hold the lock screen to open edit mode.
If the mode is not working then, you have to enable the Touch and hold edit option from the lock screen settings menu.
From this option, you can customize the lock screen clock style, notification settings, app shortcuts, and Wallpaper.
Notification Settings
You can now easily set the notification settings as the company has reorganized it with One UI 5.0. You can easily toggle each app’s notification on and off, just need to open Settings >> Notifications >> Apps notifications.
One UI 5.0 allows you to add contacts exception in the Do not disturb Settings. Open Settings >>Notifications >> Do not disturb >> Calls and messages >> Add Contacts.
Gallery Album
You can easily create the album through a few steps. Firstly, open the Samsung Gallery app >> tap on the Album section >> press Plus icon. Now, you can select any one options mentioned below.
- Album: Create an album just for you. It can’t be shared.
- Auto-Updating Album: Create an album that automatically updates to include pictures of people you select.
- Group: Create a group, then add albums so you can find them together.
- Shared album: Create an album you can share.
Wallpaper
The wallpaper preview screen now provides you the option to edit your lock screen and home screen wallpapers. Go to Wallpaper > Select the wallpaper you want > A preview screen will pop up > select Preview to edit the wallpaper. Also, you can apply filters to the wallpapers if you select a picture from Gallery.
New Camera Filters and options
The Filters and My Filters options have been combined to create a new Filters menu. You can now create your own filter is the Plus button and easily apply the filter.
In addition, the Single Take feature is also enhanced as its maximum shooting time has been updated to 15 secs. You can now use Zoom in the Food mode.
Camera Watermark
With One UI 5.0, you can add a watermark of the model name or date and time on the pictures. To do so, you have to open the Samsung Camera app >> Setting icon >> Watermark option >> Turn on the toggle and customize it.
New features of Photo and Video Editor
You can now extract text and color from any image. For extracting color from an image select any picture from Gallery >> Press on the edit icon >> select Draw >> Choose a pen >> A new pop-up color toolbox appeared >> click on the color extraction tool >> you will see a magnifying glass that will help you to select a color from the image.
In Video Editor, you can now see the video timing button which lets you easily adjust the beginning and end of the video.
Besides this, Samsung is going to unveil a new One UI version with the Galaxy S23 series smartphone on February 01, 2023, at Galaxy Unpacked 2023 event.
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.