SAMSUNG ONE UI 5.1 COMES TO LATEST GALAXY DEVICES ALONGSIDE GALAXY S23 SERIES
By Wanjiku ThukuSamsung Electronics announced recently about the One UI 5.1, which was revealed with the Galaxy S23 series at Galaxy Unpacked 2023 and will start being sold globally for other Galaxy devices starting with the Galaxy S22 series, Z Fold4, Z Flip4, S21 series, and S20 series. With this new One UI 5.1, Galaxy devices will come with a better aesthetically appealing interface with new specifications that will enhance creativity and personalization for a more convenient experience overall
Jaghyun Yoon,Evp and Senior Executive, Software Office had this to say about it “One UI 5.1 is the up-to-date example of Samsung’s commitment to providing Galaxy users with the latest innovations as soon as possible. Over the past several weeks, we have worked closely with our service providers and carrier partners to bring One UI 5.1 to current Galaxy smartphones and tablets around the world within a few short weeks of the Galaxy S23 series announcement.”
Professional-Quality Camera and More Engaging Gallery
One UI 5.1 extends upon the recently upgraded camera features announced with the Galaxy S23 series. Galaxy users now have the bigger option to create professional quality photos with Expert RAW features which come in line with the Galaxy Camera app. Users just select “More” while taking pictures to capture high-quality shots in their raw format. Therefore, enhanced AI-based Photo Remaster automatically upgrades deteriorated details of images by improving brightness, fine-tuning details, and making color corrections even in backlit scenes. It erases unwanted shadows and reflections for a picture-perfect photo.
Samsung has made it more conducive to find pictures within the gallery app to create shared family albums for navigational purposes. To search for all images in the gallery
by tapping on the person’s face to look for loved ones to be added to the family picture albums.
A Unique Mobile Experience Personalized for Every User
Samsung has been focusing for a long time on giving Galaxy users extreme control over their devices by customizing various user interface features. The One UI 5.1 delivers several exciting new features that enable people to clean up every aspect of the mobile experience – from appearance, to communications, actions, and more. Samsung brought in new features that can understand how devices are used and make recommendations accordingly. That is, the new dynamic weather widget analyzes current conditions and creates a custom design that reflects the climate. Modes and Routines have expanded to enable custom wallpapers, ringtones, touch sensitivity, and fonts that can personalize specific activities for even more convenience. One UI 5.1 also improves the Smart suggestions widget by adding the ability to recommend Spotify tracks and playlists based on users’ activities, such as music for road trips or relaxing.
Samsung has also developed One UI to bring greater integration and connectivity throughout the mobile ecosystem and brought in features supporting this mission. Users can enjoy a connected ecosystem across their mobile and PC with expanded Multi control between Galaxy Book and smart phones. This allows users to share the mouse, keyboard, or trackpad of their Galaxy Book not only with their Galaxy tablet, but now also with select Galaxy phones, allowing them to copy and paste text and drag and drop images from one device to another seamlessly as if they are the same, single device. Furthermore, Link to Windows enables users to browse with Samsung Internet on their phones to continue browsing the same pages on their PC seamlessly. These pages can also be opened from one device to another, making daily life more effective.
Availability
One UI 5.1 software update starts to roll out for the Samsung Galaxy S22 series1, Z Fold4, Z Flip4, S21 series2, and S20 series3. Software updates for more Galaxy devices, including the Galaxy Z Fold3 and Z Flip3 will be available very soon.
