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One UI 7 lets you use Galaxy AI writing tools Gboard keyboard as well
Samsung Galaxy AI’s Writing Assist messaging feature offers advanced features like writing composer, suggested replies, real-time translation, sentence style chance, and proofreading. However, in One UI 6.1, the Writing Assist features are tied to the Samsung Keyboard. Now, it seems that this has changed with the One UI 7 software update. A report says that with One UI 7 on the Galaxy S25 series, you used to prefer other keyboards like the Gboard keyboard thanks to Galaxy AI Writing Assist tools.
The Galaxy S25 series has been launched with Android 15-based One UI 7 and older phones may get it soon in the coming weeks or days. One UI 7 brings lots of new AI features and improvements in old features one of time is Writing Assist in Galaxy AI, which provides all the features of Chat Assist with any keyboard, such as Gboard.
How to use AI Writing Assist tools on any keyboard with One UI 7
To use AI Writing Assist tools on any keyboard with One UI 7, select a bit of text, and select the Galaxy AI icon from the pop-up you get after selecting a bit of text. Now, you should see Writing Assist appear in the keyboard area.
In the keyboard area, Writing Assistance gives you six options:
- Spelling and grammar
- Writing style
- Summarise
- Bullet point
- Table
- Composer
“Spelling and grammar” helps you correct spelling and grammatical errors. Plus, Writing style can give a particular style to the text you write. Summarise, the name suggests can summarize the text that you have written. Next, the bullet point tool can convert anything you write into bullet points. The Table tool can convert text you type into tabular form. the last tool, the Composer can create a text about the text you type.
Note that the Galaxy AI writing tools only work with editable text, such as in text input fields including messaging or social media apps, or with note-taking and document-creating apps like Google Keep and Microsoft Word.
Samsung Galaxy S25, Galaxy S25 Plus, and Galaxy S25 Ultra users are currently testing the new One UI 8.5 features through the Beta Program, ahead of the official release. Now, new reports suggest that Samsung may soon roll out the One UI 8.5 Beta 4 update for the Galaxy S25 series.
A reliable tipster has discovered a new One UI 8.5 beta build, along with a corresponding changelog, for the Galaxy S25 series. The build number is ending ZZAB, which means Samsung is currently testing it internally. This indicates that the Korean tech giant is preparing a new beta update for these S series phones.
According to reports, One UI 8.5 will bring major upgrades to Bixby. Additionally, a bug that occurs when clicking on the search history in the phone app will be fixed in an upcoming beta version.
In addition, it can resolve the issue of calls switching to the device speaker in certain situations when using a Bluetooth headset. In addition, an issue has been fixed in the upcoming beta build where there was a problem pasting phone numbers into the keypad after clicking on a call link.
Moreover, it will fix an issue where AI Select does not automatically close when “Copy” is selected.
Galaxy S25 One UI 8.5 Beta 4 Changelog:
- Version: One UI 8.5, ZZAB
Bugs that have been fixed
- Applied Bixby update
- Fixed an issue when clicking search history in the phone app
- Resolved the problem where calls switch to the device under specific conditions while using a BT headset.
- Fixed an issue when pasting phone numbers into the keypad after clicking a call link
- Fixed an issue where AI Select does not automatically close when “Copy” is selected
Samsung started to roll out the January 2026 software update for the Korean models of Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24 Ultra, Galaxy S24+, and Galaxy S24 FE smartphones. This flagship device will be the next to grab One UI 8.5 as a major software release.
Samsung Galaxy S24 series January 2026 software update is released in batches with One UI 8 version SKT and a package size of 383 megabytes. Your Samsung Galaxy S24 series phone will get up to 55 fixes with the January 2026 patch.
This update provides that both Android and One UI systems remain secure. It also improves performance by clearing the system-level cache partition during installation.
Users of this phone can download this version with improved system security and better user experience. However, you should know that the software is released in batches and may take some time to reach all of the Samsung Galaxy S24 series users in the market.
You can download the latest software update on your Galaxy S24 series smartphone with the following instructions:
- Open Settings
- From here, now tap on Software update
- Click on Software update
You will be notified with updated information if an upgrade is available.
On the other hand, Samsung is also testing the One UI 8.5 update for dozens of Galaxy models. While the beta program is open to Galaxy S25 users, developers are ensuring that users of other phones don’t have to wait too long by conducting internal testing.
After the Ultra variant, the Standard Galaxy S26 smartphone has appeared on Geekbench with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy chipset. The flagship phone has made significant scores on the benchmarking platform and seems ready to enter the real world.
On the other hand, a report from a French publication claims that the Galaxy S26 series will be launched across Europe on March 11, 2026. However, the company has not yet officially confirmed either the date of the Unpacked event or the release date.
In the latest edition, the Standard Samsung Galaxy S26 has reached Geekbench and revealed some of its key specifications. It has seemingly performed well in the single-core and multi-core tests on version 6.5.0, as well as achieved good points.
As per the listing, the device with model number SM-S942U obtained 3,379 points on the single-core test and 11,097 points on the multi-core test. The details reveal that the Galaxy S26 smartphone will equip the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy, an overclocked version of the chipset.
The chip includes 12-gigabyte RAM, 3.63 GHz base frequency, six high-performance CPU cores running at a clock speed of 3.63GHz, and two prime cores at 4.74 GHz.
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