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Samsung One UI 7: 5 new features to improve security and privacy
Samsung has officially announced the One UI 7 beta rollout with a brand new UI design, stunning animation, transitions, and lots of new features. In addition to the Galaxy AI features and new UI, Samsung introduced powerful 5 security and privacy features with the One UI 7 update that aims to protect your personal data in the age of AI.
One UI 7 enhanced security and privacy features
Samsung One UI 7 new features enrich your Galaxy phone software users’ experience. Plus, the new One UI 7 enhances your device’s security and privacy features and helps to manage the phone in a secure manner.
The new One UI 7 security and privacy features include an advanced Knox Matrix, a Data recovery method for Enhanced Data Protection, Passkeys support for Samsung Accounts, a Maximum Restrictions option in Auto Blocker, and improved Theft Protection to the system to bring optimum user experience.
One UI 7 Advanced Knox Matrix:
Samsung Knox Matrix is a multi-layered and blockchain-based intelligent threat-monitoring system to protect your connected Galaxy devices. With the One UI 7, Knox Matrix Dashboard allows you to check the security status of multiple Samsung smart devices including home appliances, phones, tablets, and TVs.
When all devices are secure, they show up as green on the dashboard, while, if any security issues, they will show an actionable recommendation to mitigate the risk.
Data recovery method for Enhanced Data Protection:
The advanced data protection feature keeps data end-to-end encrypted on the Samsung Cloud and syncs it with all your Samsung devices. Moreover, it allows users to transfer the recovered data to the new device by using the lock screen verification of their previous device.
Passkeys support for Samsung Account:
Samsung introduced passkey with One UI 6.1, providing more security for web sign-in without the need to remember complicated passwords. Now, Samsung adds support for the passkey for the Samsung Account with the One UI 7 to log into your Samsung devices.
Maximum Restrictions option in Auto Blocker:
Maximum Restrictions option in Auto Blocker with One UI 7 offers enhanced control for network connections. When you activate this feature, it blocks the device from connecting to a 2G network or prevents automatic reconnection to potentially unsafe Wi-Fi networks.
Moreover, this security feature allows users to remove location data in shared photos, prevent automatic attachment downloads, and block hyperlinks, previews, and shared albums.
Improved Theft Protection:
One UI 7 adds theft detection lock, offline device lock, and remote lock features to the Android suite of anti-theft protection features, available only on Galaxy devices.
When you activate this feature, if your phone is in an unfamiliar location, it will require biometric authentication to make any changes to the device’s security settings.
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Stable One UI 7 begins for Global Galaxy S23, S24 FE, Z Fold 5, Z Flip 5, and Tab S10 series next week
Samsung has started rolling out Stable One UI 7 for its devices. But the company has now sped up the stable version and added some of its popular devices, including the Galaxy S23 series, Galaxy Z Fold 5, Galaxy Z Flip 5, Galaxy S24 FE, and Galaxy Tab S10 series, to get the One UI 7 update next week in Global.
At the time of writing, the One UI 7 update is only available in a few countries, but Samsung confirmed that the global rollout for these smartphones will begin next week.
According to the Samsung Thailand Newsroom, the One UI 7 update will be gradually available for the Galaxy S24 FE, Galaxy S23 series, Galaxy Z Fold 5, Galaxy Z Flip 5, and Galaxy Tab S10 series in “late April” and will continue to roll out to other smartphones and tablets in the coming months.
You can check out these devices to get One UI 7 in the global market next week
- Galaxy S24 FE
- Galaxy S23
- Galaxy S23 Plus
- Galaxy S23 Ultra
- Galaxy Z Fold 5
- Galaxy Z Flip 5
- Galaxy Tab S10 series
Samsung is a great technology vendor in the phone industry, but when it comes to security and privacy, the Korean tech giant is two steps ahead. Now, according to reports, Samsung’s One UI 8 (Android 16) may introduce a useful security feature that will block USB devices when your phone is locked. Because Google is adding an option to Advanced Protection Mode with the Android 16 feature to disable USB data access when the phone is locked for enhanced security.
On the flip side, One UI 7 already has a lot of security and privacy features, include an advanced Knox Matrix, a Data recovery method for Enhanced Data Protection, Passkeys support for Samsung Accounts, a Maximum Restrictions option in Auto Blocker, and improved Theft Protection to the system to bring optimum user experience.
Samsung may introduce a feature to block USB devices on locked phones with One UI 8 (Android 16)
This new security feature is helpful if you ever worry that someone can access your data when your phone is locked via USB, then this feature can give you peace of mind.
If Samsung adopts this Android 16 feature with the One UI 8 update, then if your Galaxy phone is locked, no USB device will be able to connect or send data to your device until it is unlocked.
When activated, if someone tries to connect a USB device while your Android phone is locked, you’ll need to unlock your phone and reconnect the device to use it. Notably, this protects attackers from using a USB device to extract data on a lost or confiscated phone or to bypass the lock screen.
One thing to note is that Google hasn’t enabled the Advanced Protection Mode yet, but Android Authority was able to enable it manually in Android 16 beta 4. After enabling it, he was able to get the new USB data protection working.
Verizon recently rolled out the One UI 7 update for the Galaxy S24 series, Z Flip 6, and Z Fold 6. Now, Samsung is rolling out the One UI 7 update for the Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy Z Flip 5 smartphones in the US. The update is available for locked models of these 5th-generation foldables on the Verizon network.
One UI 7 update arrives on Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Galaxy Z Fold 5 smartphones in the US through One UI build versions F731USQU6EYD9 and F946USQU6EYD9 respectively. The company will soon expand this update to all network carriers in the US.
Based on Android 15, the One UI 7 update brings several new features and enhancements to deliver a next-level experience. Samsung’s One UI 7 update introduces a separate Quick Settings and Notification Panel with the new layout. Also, it adds new features, including Now Bar and Live Notifications, which significantly improve the overall experience.
Apart from new features and enhancements, the update brings the April 2025 security patch to improve system security and stability. Also, it fixes several issues and updates the app to the latest version to improve the overall experience.
As always, this is a gradual rollout so it may take a few hours or days to reach all models. To manually check for a software update, go to your phone’s Settings. At the bottom, you’ll find the Software Update section, just open it. Inside the submenu, if your Galaxy brings a new OTA, you’ll need to hit the Download and Install button.
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