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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.
Samsung has officially released the One UI 8 update for the Galaxy Tab S10 Lite, Galaxy A06 5G, and Galaxy F17 5G smartphones. The update is based on Android 16 and obtains new features, a new design, and improved performance. Users of these devices in South Korea and India have started receiving the update.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Lite, A06 5G, and F17 5G. upgraded with One UI 8 (Android 16) update.
The Galaxy A06 5G is receiving One UI 8 with firmware version A066BXXU3BYI8, while the Galaxy F17 5G is receiving firmware version E176BXXU2BYID. Along with One UI 8, it also includes the September 2025 security patch, which fixes bugs and makes the phone more secure.
Based on Android 16, the One UI 8 update brings several useful improvements. The update offers a cleaner and more modern user interface, smoother animations, and faster performance. It furthermore adds better privacy controls, more smart features, and improved battery life.
Samsung has also made some changes to make using the phone easier and more enjoyable. Galaxy users can download the update to their devices by going to Settings >> Software update >> Download and install.
Samsung Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24+, and Galaxy S24 Ultra smartphones are getting a fresh update with an October 2025 security patch to improve system security and stability. The update is live for users in Asian countries, including Thailand.
Users of Samsung Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24+, and Galaxy S24 Ultra can verify the October 2025 security update with One UI builds S921BXXS4CYJ1, S92BXXS4CYJ1, and S92BXXS4CYJ1, respectively. It is an initial rollout, so it may take some hours or days to reach all models.
This new update delivers a better Galaxy experience by enhancing system security and stability. It also fixes several security issues to improve your phone’s performance.
To take advantage of these security improvements, it’s important to install the update as soon as possible. If you haven’t received an update notification, you can check for it manually.
For installation, simply go to your phone’s Settings, select ‘Software Update’, and then tap ‘Download and Install’ to keep your Galaxy smartphone updated with the latest security updates.
Additionally, this new update protects Galaxy devices from security threats by integrating the latest Android and Samsung security patches. Additionally, it includes several bug fixes aimed at providing a more reliable and efficient user experience.
Samsung’s Android 16-based One UI 8 update has started rolling out to its Galaxy A73 and Galaxy M35 5G. The initial deployment has begun in Asia, with expansion to other countries in the Asia region will follow shortly.
Galaxy M35 5G’s One UI 8 comes with PDA software version M356BXXU5CYI8, as spotted by MohammedKhatri, while Galaxy A73 5G owners will receive the update with version A736BXXUAGYJ1 as spotted by ModiboSidibe. It’s a major update, and Galaxy users are advised to trigger installation after backing up their personal data.
The flagship One UI, One UI 8, improves the user experience by improving the design of various apps. Like other One UI versions, some apps have major UI changes, while others have minor changes. You may also notice minor changes to the UI.
The new software improves performance by optimizing app processing. This ensures faster app loading and battery efficiency. Privacy and security aspects have also been improved for Galaxy users.
If you have one of these phones, you can check for the update by going to Settings >> Software update >> Download and install. Install the update now to enjoy the new and improved features.
Looking ahead, Samsung is also operating on One UI 8.5, which is expected to be released in February 2026. Both its Galaxy A73 and Galaxy M35 will also be eligible for that update.
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