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Samsung’s long-awaited One UI 7 beta is here with new features
Samsung today introduced the One UI 7 beta program with lots of features for users of its Galaxy S24 series. Based on Android 15, One UI 7 focuses on powerful AI features, simplified controls, and a preview of a future scalable AI ecosystem. The beta update allows Galaxy users to try new features and changes before the public release.
One UI 7 beta program is now live for the Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24+, and Galaxy S24 Ultra in Germany, South Korea, and the US, and India, Poland, and the US will get it in the coming days or weeks. This long-awaited One UI 7 update brings more Galaxy AI features, a revamped UI design, improved personation, and others.
One UI 7 Beta Galaxy AI features
One UI 7 brings two new AI features that can transform your Galaxy devices into a powerful productive tool. This update brings powerful Galaxy AI features, including Writing Assist tools and Call transcripts.
- One UI 7’s Writing Assist tools delivers AI-powered options to summarize content, check spelling and grammar, and automatically format notes into bullet points, which can be applied by selecting text.
- The second Galaxy AI of One UI 7 is Call Transcripts, which supports 20 languages and transcribes recorded calls. With this feature, Recorded calls will be automatically transcribed for reference later, so you don’t need to manually take notes while you’re on a call.
One UI 7 new UI design with more customization
One UI 7 prioritizes the first impression of simple, impactful, and emotional design with its beautiful simplicity. This update has separated the Quick Panel and Notifications screen, which creates a more modern look and feel.
You can access Quick Panel by swiping down from the top right corner, which features all quick settings in addition to new volume control. Swiping down anywhere on the home screen opens the notifications. Now, each notification is bigger and pill-shaped.
In addition to the new smart notification center, it brings a brand new Now Bar, offering important information like an active voice call, music playback, Interpreter More, Samsung Health workout tracking, SOS, and timer at a glance right on the Lock screen.
Nov Bar appears at the bottom of the Lock screen and reduces the need to constantly unlock the device and will transform the lock screen experience. This update also offers lots of widgets for stock apps and services.
One UI Camera UI
Samsung gives a bold revamp to the Camera UX with One UI 7 update. The new camera button, control, and modes are now more simple and easy to use with the new OS. With the update, shooting models such as photo, video, portrait, and other labels now appear at the bottom of the screen.
This is an excellent place to switch between camera modes and other shooting tools without spending much time. Plus, this update simplified the Pro ad Pro Video camera modes manually settings. Moreover, the Pro video mode has a new zoom control, allowing you to control the zoom speed for smooth transitions.
One UI 7 stable release timeline
The Korean tech giant has also announced that the stable One UI 7 firmware will be introduced in the first quarter of 2025 to the Galaxy S24 series and then released for other Galaxy devices.
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.
Samsung halted the One UI 7 rollout for the Galaxy S24 series a few days ago, as a serious bug was found in the initial firmware. Samsung has resumed the rollout of the One UI 7-based Android 15 update for the Galaxy S24 series today, which should fix the issue.
The new One UI 7 update for Samsung Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24 Plus, and Galaxy S24 Ultra smartphones can be verified through One UI build version with S921NKSU4BYD9, S926NKSU4BYD9, and S928NKSU4BYD9.
The latest beta update fixes issues that users encountered in the initial One UI 7 update to provide a better experience. According to the changelog, the update brings functional improvements or new functions.
As always, this update includes the latest versions of many stock apps. This ensures improved functionality and a smoother experience on your Galaxy S24 smartphone.
Changelog:
Stabilization code applied
- A stabilization code related to terminal operation has been applied.
Generally, software upgrades may include the following, but the contents may vary depending on the customer environment, such as model, region, and telecommunications carrier.
- Improved terminal stability and bug fixes
- Functional improvements or the addition of new functions
- Improved terminal performance
If you received the One UI 7 update notificationon your Galaxy S24 series in Korea, install the latest update via Settings >> Software update >> Download and install.
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