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One UI 7 Camera Assistant: What’s new in this app
Samsung One UI 7 Beta changelog mainly reads revamping the camera interface on Galaxy smartphones and a set of productive features. But do you know that One UI 7 also carries one feature of the useful Camera Assistant app? Today we’re up to see what changes the company made to the Camera Assistant app in the latest upgrade.
Apart from improvements to the camera interface, Samsung has introduced new features in the Camera Assistant app with One UI 7 to save videos to external storage.
According to the release notes, the One UI 7 Camera Assistant app allows you to automatically save videos to any external storage device connected to the Galaxy device via the USB-C port. Moreover, this feature is available in Video, Pro Video, Portrait Video, Slow Motion, and Hyperlapse mode.
▷ Camera Assistant
Save videos to external storage:
Automatically save videos to external storage connected to your device’s USB-C port.
(Available in Video, Pro Video, Portrait Video, Slow Motion, and Hyperlapse modes)
To access this feature, make sure One UI 7 Beta is installed on your Samsung Galaxy phone. As of now, the One UI 7 Beta update is currently available in the Galaxy S24 series phones. Samsung plans to release the stable version of One UI 7 next year with the Galaxy S25 series launch. According to the rumors, the upcoming Galaxy S series smartphone will launch on January 22 at the Galaxy Unpacked event 2025.
Samsung Camera Assistant app
In October 2022, Samsung introduced a brand new app called Camera Assistant, which you’ll be able to capture professional-looking shots. This Good Lock app allows you to pick and choose which automated features you want to use for a fully customized shooting experience. On your Galaxy phone, you can access the Camera Assistant menu under Camera Settings in your native camera app. Plus, you can launch this feature by clicking the app icon on the Good Lock app.
Moreover, this app gives you the option to turn certain features on or off, including Auto lens switching, Auto HDR, Soften pictures, Video recording in Photo mode, Number of pictures after timer, Camera Timeout, Clean preview on HDMI displays, and Faster shutter.
Samsung Camera Assistant Support model
- One UI 6.1 or higher : S24FE/S21FE/A55/M53/Quantum5
- One UI 6.x or higher : S24/A73/A72/A54/A53/A52s/A52 5G/A52/M54/F54/Quantum 2
- One UI 5.1 or higher : S23/S23FE/S22/S21/S20/Note20/Fold5/Flip5/Fold4/Flip4/Fold3/Flip3/Fold2/Flip
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- Good Lock compatibility status for One UI 7
- Samsung One UI 7 will launch Good Lock in the Google Play Store and all countries
- This Good Lock module gets One UI 7 support
- One UI 7 will add Game Booster Plus in Good Lock: Here’s why it’s a game-changer
- Another Good Lock app gets One UI 7-based UI improvements
- One Hand Operation+ gets One UI 7 Beta support
Samsung recently expanded the One UI 8 beta program to more Galaxy devices, such as the Galaxy S24 series, Galaxy Z Fold 6, and Galaxy Z Flip 6. In addition to the beta program, Samsung is also testing One UI 8 internally on several other devices. Samsung Galaxy A55 will be getting the One UI 8 Beta update soon.
Before Stable, the Korean tech giant is set to roll out to more devices within September, including the Galaxy S23 series, Galaxy Z Fold5, Galaxy Z Flip5, Galaxy A36 5G, Galaxy A55 5G, Galaxy A35 5G, and Galaxy A54, marking the third phase of expansion.
Now, the latest One UI 8 Beta build has emerged for the Galaxy A55. As spotted by TarunVats, the initial build carries PDA version ending with ZYH4. The Beta will be available in India, South Korea, and the UK.
Recently, the Samsung Galaxy S25 series received the One UI 8 beta 5 update. It includes several bug fixes, paving the way for a stable release, which the company plans to release in September 2025, and will gradually expand it to more devices.
Samsung Galaxy M35 5G has been spotted on Geekbench running One UI 8-based Android 16. This smartphone will be one of the phones in the Galaxy M series to get Android 16, which is set to bring new features and improvements to the device.
Moreover, the company recently expanded its One UI 8 beta program to include more Galaxy devices such as the Galaxy S24 series, Galaxy Z Fold 6, and Galaxy Z Flip 6.
According to the tipster, the Samsung Galaxy M35 with One UI 8 has scored impressively on the benchmark, with a single-core score of 960 and a multi-core score of 2036. These scores suggest the M35 will offer amazing performance to handle everyday tasks and multitask easily.
One UI 8 update will mark the second of a new software upgrade cycle for Samsung’s mid-range Galaxy M35 smartphone. Notably, Samsung promises to provide four major Android updates to the Galaxy M35, so users can expect the phone to stay up-to-date with the latest features for several years.
It’s possible that some Galaxy M35 users could get to try Android 16 early through a beta program, but this hasn’t been confirmed yet. Samsung will release the stable first for flagship models like the Galaxy S25 series, and other mid-range devices could get a chance to try new features later.
Stay tuned for more information as the One UI 8 Beta update is reportedly going to be released this week.
Samsung has just dropped the Android 16-based One UI 8 Beta 5 update for Galaxy S25, Galaxy S25 Plus, and Galaxy S25 Ultra. The latest update comes with several bug fixes, paving the way for the Stable release next month. The release is currently happening in Germany, India, South Korea, and the UK, with expansion likely soon.
Here’s what’s new in One UI 8 Beta 5 for Galaxy S25
One UI 8 Beta 5 for the Galaxy S25 series comes with a PDA build version ending with ZYH6. It contains fixes for plenty of bugs and issues to enhance the operating system, in addition to the latest August 2025 security patch to enhance system security and stability.
The new One UI 8 beta update brings several improvements and fixes to the Galaxy S25 series, including Hotspot, lock screen clock, Air Command menu, Quick Settings, Notification panel, Secure Folder, Space Zoom, Do Not Disturb, and Now Brief.
Bugs that have been fixed
- Fixed hotspot connection error
- Fixed the issue of the size of the clock on the lock screen getting smaller
- Fixed S Pen Air command exception
- Fixed the issue of Quick Settings window not appearing
- Fixed the issue that overlaps the Quick Settings and Notification Windows
- Fixed the exception when capturing the screen in the app in the secure folder
- Fixed the issue of the moon appearing purple when taking a picture with 100X zoom
- Fixed an issue of Do Not Disturb Mode’s settings resetting
- Fixed the issue of NowBrief briefing content disappearing
- Stabilizes SW with multiple App Update
- Applied August Security Patch
The installation package size of this update is around 1736 GB. To install the update, simply visit Settings > Software Update> Download and install.
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