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I love these One UI 5.0 features of my Samsung Galaxy S21 FE
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G got an Android 13-based One UI 5.0 update with lots of new features, improvements, and user interface changes. There is a lot to talk about the new software and its offering.
The One UI 5.0 changelog is pretty big and it’ll draw your attention to some of the most important changes in appearance. Here are some of the One UI 5.0 that I love in my Samsung Galaxy S21 FE.
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Samsung Galaxy S21 FE One UI 5.0 Features:
16 Color Palettes:
With One UI 5.0, Samsung has significantly improved the Color Palette feature to provide us with more color themes that sync our phone’s wallpaper. The company has expanded the Dynamic Theme Color Palettes from 4 to 16.
In addition, the new software brings Dynamic Theming to more Samsung, Google, and other third-party applications so that when you apply the color palette to app icons, all applications will look similar.
Camera Watermark:
Samsung brought the Camera Watermark feature with fresh software. It might not be that exciting to know but what’s interesting is that the company has made it a bit customizable.
It allows us to enable and add Custom or Date and time watermarks. We can edit the Custom option with different texts such as our name, our phone’s name, or anything we want under the word limit.
Extract text from images:
It’s a very useful feature for me because many times I desire to copy text from images and paste it to somewhere else. Not only this, but we can also directly copy texts from the banner without even capturing its picture and send it to anyone.
Multitasking:
Another wonderful addition is the addition of new swipe gestures – Swipe for split-screen view and Swipe for Pop-up view in the Labs section to make multitasking easier. Just use these gestures and you will realize how easy it is to open a split-screen and Pop-up window now.
Calling features:
First of all, Samsung has replaced that older mini-call pop-up, which appears on the screen when you are doing another task. And, the new one is quite nice, it is bolder and instead of the Answer and Decline text to has two Red and Green buttons.
Aside from this, there are new Call backgrounds for each contact, which I feel is very nice as I was really bored with that old one.
Disable RAM Plus:
Have you ever felt that RAM Plus is taking up your internal storage and you don’t even have the ability to turn it off so that you can take full take advantage of your phone’s memory? Well, I felt it many times and I appreciate Samsung for giving me the ability to disable RAM Plus as I don’t always need it.
Lockdown Mode:
I don’t much need this feature but it’s quite good to have when you need privacy over your phone. When enabled, it restricts face unlock or fingerprint scanner, which is helpful in situations where someone can use your face or fingerprint to unlock the device without your knowledge. Also, it stops showing notifications on the lock screen to make sure that your data is safe.
Connected device:
One UI now has a new option on the Settings page known as Connected devices. Here, you can use all the features that are used in connection with other devices. This page looks neat so you won’t have to face any trouble in finding an option.
Help guide in Camera Pro mode:
For beginners, this feature is really helpful. It offers useful tips for you through the new Help guide function. When you open the Pro camera mode, you will see an “i” icon. Just tap on it and your phone’s camera will guide you on how to capture perfect shots.
It will show you some helpful tips for basic photography elements like ISO, shutter speed, white balance, focus, and more.
Security and Privacy:
With the new Security and Privacy dashboard in Settings, Samsung 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.
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Samsung announced its Q3 2024 earnings with consolidated sales of 79.1 trillion won ($57.2 billion) and an operating profit of 9.18 trillion won ($6.6 billion), down by 1.26 trillion won from the previous quarter.
The MX (Mobile) Division saw a 13% improvement from the previous quarter given the launch of new Galaxy phones. The DS (semiconductor) division grew 3% from the previous quarter due to an increase in high-end memory sales.
The Korean tech giant also revealed that sales increased by 7% QoQ, achieving record-high quarterly sales. Gross profit reached 30 trillion won, slightly up from the previous quarter due to the expansion of flagship sales in MX.
Samsung continued its active R&D investments, recording an all-time high of 8.87 trillion won in quarterly R&D expenses. DS Division’s one-time expenses were larger than the gap between Samsung’s operating profit and market consensus.
Key Details:
- Memory Business: Profits decreased due to a reduction in inventory evaluation recovery, one-time expenses like incentive provisioning, and currency impacts from a weaker dollar.
- System LSI: Sales increased through maximizing revenue and minimizing inventory, although performance declined due to increased one-time expenses.
- DX Division posted sales of 44.99 trillion won and an operating profit of 3.37 trillion won.
- VD posted increased sales and profit from both the previous quarter and the same period last year.
- Home appliances improved performance year-over-year.
Galaxy S25 Series
Apart from earnings results, Samsung confirmed the Galaxy S25 series will launch in the first half of next year. The company vowed to introduce an enhanced Galaxy AI experience for consumers to elevate their everyday tasks.
Official: Samsung Galaxy S25 to redefine everyday AI with bold new features
For the first time, Samsung officially discussed the Galaxy S25 series. Today, the company announced its earnings results for the third quarter. Samsung also revealed that the Galaxy S25 series will enhance Galaxy AI with bold new features.
Samsung says the Galaxy S25 series will be released in the first half of next year with an enhanced Galaxy AI experience. The launch timeframe should be January 2025, but we would get genuine information by the end of the year.
Galaxy AI has proven a big hit this year, and Samsung is planning further enhancements to the Galaxy S25 series. We expect new features with deeper integration across the operating system in the Galaxy AI next year.
Samsung aims to enhance the Galaxy AI experience to drive innovation in everyday life and expand sales by strengthening marketing and experience programs. The next upgrade to Galaxy AI will create a wide gap with its Apple counterpart.
Given Galaxy AI advancement, the MX Division would pursue sales growth and profitability improvement centered on flagships. This includes the latest S25 series and foldable phones as well as Galaxy Tab, Galaxy Book, and Galaxy Buds/Watch.
Samsung’s mobile business will continue to maintain solid sales of its AI smartphones. Expect various sales promotions during the holiday season, which would push annual flagship sales growth to double digits.
MX Earnings in Q3
The MX and Networks businesses posted KRW 30.52 trillion in consolidated revenue and KRW 2.82 trillion in operating profit in 3Q24.
Overall market demand for smartphones grew modestly as the residual effects of global inflation slowed the recovery in consumer spending.
Samsung will fully integrate CryptoCore into Tizen OS in 2025. The company today announced that its proprietary cryptography module has secured FIPS 140-3 certification from the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Tizen OS powers Samsung’s Smart TVs and Monitors, hence, CryptoCore will provide exceptional security to these products. Notably, CryptoCore is a software library that encrypts and decrypts data during both transmission and storage.
By integrating the FIPS 140-3-certified CryptoCore into Smart TVs, Samsung is taking its commitment to secure home entertainment a step further and ensuring that users can freely experience the value of products.
CryptoCore in 2025
The Korean tech giant also revealed that CryptoCore will be fully integrated into Tizen OS 9 starting in 2025. This move aimed at enhancing the security of key products such as TVs, monitors, and digital signage.
Thanks to CryptoCore, data stored in Samsung accounts will be securely encrypted, SmartThings authentication information will be protected from external hacking threats and content viewed on TVs will benefit from enhanced copyright protection.
It’s worth mentioning that the FIPS 140-3 certification is recognized by governments in 10 countries, including the United States, Canada, UK, Germany, France, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand.