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One UI 7 Quick Settings is impressive design changes
Samsung will change how the Quick Settings and Notification Panel appear on your Galaxy phone and tablet, with the One UI 7 software update. However, despite being an effective and beneficial change, this new amendment might upset some Galaxy users to some extent.
One UI 7 Quick Settings
The One UI 7 Quick Settings tweak and its design changes have appeared ahead of the Beta program release. X tipster @tarunvats33 has shared an alleged mockup of the Galaxy S24 Ultra flagship phone that highlights the One UI 7 Quick Settings UI and it looks absolutely impressive.
Looking into the image, the One UI 7 Quick Settings UI displays simple, impactful, and emotive design elements. The Wi-Fi and Bluetooth toggles are placed at the top and are now bigger highlighting a big pill-shaped toggle.
Below these toggles, a dedicated section of quick tabs has a 4×2 layout which shows 8 quick settings toggles, which can be expanded up to 16 toggles. The next section exhibits the audio and brightness slider, you can adjust the volume and brightness level.
Moreover, the Quick panel shows two rounded on the right side of the brightness and volume adjuster, which help to get to silent and turn on Dark mode.
Finally, there are two more tables like Wi-Fi and Bluetooth toggles. These toggles show the Smart View and SmartThings. There are some changes to the Status bar, which gets new features. In the Status bar, the button indicated will also show the percentage within the pill.
One UI 7 in the recent news
Yesterday, Samsung showcased the One UI 7 on its website, currently delate, spotlighting a smart Notification center, which matches the iOS operating system and some other Chinese UI.
In addition to the Notification Center, the major update also underlines its new UI focus on the Galaxy AI with “A sophisticated new look” and “AI powering every step”.
Release date
Samsung already confirmed that One UI 7 beta will be released before the end of this year and the company could start the beta program by mid-December. Plus, the most trusted smartphone brand already confirmed that the stable version will be introduced with the Galaxy S25 series.
As per the report, Galaxy S24, S24+, and S24 Ultra will get the One UI 7 Beta update in South Korea, Germany, and the US in phase 1. More eligible Galaxy devices and countries get it in Phase 2. The eligible Galaxy devices include Galaxy Z Fold 6, Galaxy Z Flip 6, Galaxy S23 series, and some premium Galaxy A series devices.
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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