Samsung Galaxy S23 April 2023 UI Update: New animation, volume panel tweaks

Samsung has recently started the April 2023 update rollout to the Galaxy S23 series in Europe, which also brings UI tweaks, spotted by @Vetrox360. The latest firmware installs a new animation effect in the App Drawer interface, while the Volume Panel brings back the Dynamic Color feature.

Both UI tweaks can be easily noticed on your Samsung Galaxy S23 smartphone, after installing the April 2023 update. Since the software is available in South Korea and Europe so far, we expect the US availability by this week on both carrier-locked and unlocked channels.

Samsung Galaxy S23 UI Tweaks April 2023

App Drawer Animation:

April update added a new cool animation, which becomes visible when you uninstall an application from your smartphone. As soon as you trigger an app uninstall, the icon smoothly disappears from the App Drawer and the next app icon takes a prior place to fill the gap.

Volume Panel:

With the One UI 5.1 update, Samsung mistakenly removed the Volume Panel’s ability to paint itself in Dynamic Color theming, derived from app icons and home/lock screen wallpaper. April’s OTA fixes the mistake and Volume Controls now again adopted the Material You design language.

Smoother Visuals and Animation:

Apart from camera improvements, Galaxy S23 series users also reported that the overall UI now feels a bit smoother. The visual effects now have better functionality, while additionally smoother animation takes the user experience to the next level.

Have you received the April OTA on your S23/Plus/Ultra? Feel free to share your feedback through social media.

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The Galaxy S23 series is powered by Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy processor. The chipset is breaking records in performance and power efficiency, thanks to Samsung’s close collaboration with Qualcomm. The company is expected to use the same chipset in its next-gen foldable phones.