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One UI 7 hidden tweaks: No need to earbud widgets to your Galaxy phone
Samsung’s One UI 7 is the latest version of its custom skin, based on the Android 15. It introduced a lot of new features and enhancements to Galaxy phones, making them more influential, secure, and fun to use. In addition to this, the One UI 7 Media player widget in Quick Panel integrates the Galaxy Buds controls.
The Korean tech giant Yesterday released the One UI 7 beta for the Galaxy S24 series in some countries. If you have received the firmware then enjoy the new features. Let us tell you that Samsung has integrated Galaxy Buds controls into the One UI 7 Media player widget, so you no need to add earbud widgets on your Galaxy phone’s Home screen for quick access to features like battery status, Active Voice Canceling, Ambient Sound, and touchpad controls.
One UI 7: Media Player widget combines Galaxy Buds controls in Galaxy phone’s Quick panel
To elevate your Galaxy Buds experience, Samsung has combined Galaxy Buds controls in the Media Player widget in the Quick Panel with One UI 7. You can see the Galaxy Buds icon in the bottom right corner of the Medis player widget, as shown in the image below.
When you click on the icon, a new interface appears that displays the Galaxy Buds controls. On this page, you can see the battery status of your earbuds at a glance and switch Active Noise Cancellation, Ambient Sound, and Adaptive on or off it includes an ANC level slider, 360 Audio, Equalizer, and App name.
according to the information, Galaxy Buds controls currently working only with Galaxy Buds 3 and Buds 3 Pro and the company may also add support for older Galaxy Buds in future beta versions of the One UI.
Galaxy S24 series users with Galaxy Buds 3 series are encouraged to take advantage of this update to enjoy improved functions. This feature will help ensure that you have the best possible experience with your Galaxy Buds.
Today, with beta 4 Google expanded Android 16 Beta to select non-Pixel flagship devices from partner brands. Samsung, as always, is skipping the Android 16 Beta Program, while the new OS is available for select devices launched by Honor, iQOO, Lenovo, OnePlus, OPPO, Realme, vivo, and Xiaomi.
Google released Android 16 beta 4 with a second version of platform stability and announced that apps compatible with the new OS will now be available on the Play Store.
Honor, iQOO, Lenovo, OnePlus, Oppo, Realme, Vivo, and Xiaomi have opened beta registration windows for their latest flagship devices launched in the last few months. Samsung, however, is yet to complete One UI 7 for its Galaxy devices, but will soon roll out the stable One UI 7 and launch an independent One UI beta program.
Last week, it was revealed that the company is already working on Android 16’s adaptation and testing the alleged One UI 8 on the Galaxy S25 Ultra, Galaxy Z Fold 6, and Galaxy Z Flip 6 smartphones.
Android continues to deliver great updates and new features throughout the year, while feedback from the beta community plays a vital role in constantly improving Android. The Android 16 developer site has a lot more information about the beta, including downloads and a release timeline for Pixel.
List of devices that are running the Android 16 Beta
- HONOR Magic 7 Pro
- Lenovo YOGA Tab Plus
- OnePlus 13
- OPPO Find X8
- realme GT 7 Pro
- iQOO 13
- vivo X200 Pro
- Xiaomi 14T Pro
- Xiaomi 15
- Redmi K70 Ultra
After the Galaxy S24 series, Samsung has today resumed the rollout of One UI 7 based on the Android 15 update for the Galaxy Z Flip 6, Galaxy Z Fold 6, and Galaxy Z Fold 6 SE. It is worth noting that the Korean tech giant had halted the rollout a few days ago due to a serious bug discovered in the initial update, so it is now rolling out a new firmware that will fix this issue.
Samsung has started rolling out the new One UI 7 update for the Galaxy Z Flip 6, Z Fold 6, and Fold 6 SE. Initially available in South Korea, the new One UI 7 build will go live in more markets soon. This build is a more refined build than the initial build and includes fixes for system improvements.
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6, Z Fold 6, and Fold 6 SE users can recognize it by the build number ending with BYD9.
Your Galaxy foldable device might have also received the new build. But you can check for the update manually in Settings > Software update. Click on Download and install so that your phone can receive the new OTA.
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 has now appeared on Geekbench, revealing that the company is carrying out pre-launch tests and preparations for its new device. The latest listing also solves the chipset mystery that has been in rumours for a long time.
According to the Geekbench 6.4 listing, the Galaxy Z Fold 7 US variant with model number SM-F966U achieved 3022 points on single-core and 9307 points on multi-core tests.
The US variant of the Galaxy Z Fold 7 has appeared on Geekbench with a Snapdragon 8 Elite chip. Also, the phone is expected to run on Android 16-based One UI 8 operating system
Being a flagship folding handset, all these things sound quite good. Nevertheless, the actual performance will only be known once the device is officially launched in the consumer market. Inputs reveal that the chipset is clocked at 3.53 GHz base frequency.
Apart from this, the Korean tech giant can launch the Galaxy Z Flip 7 and Z Fold 7 around July this year. Also, an affordable flip model can also be introduced along with both the devices.
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