Samsung’s One UI 7 update will reportedly arrive with these new features
One UI 7 – Samsung’s upcoming Android 15-based software update for eligible smartphone and tablet models – was briefly teased by the company during its annual developer conference, and details of the next major version of One UI have now surfaced online. While the update isn’t expected until early 2025, it will reportedly bring several improvements to the interface while introducing new parental controls and AI-powered features. Samsung is also expected to update an existing health-related feature with the One UI 7 update.
One UI 7 features (expected)
Android Headlines has leaked Several new features are coming to One UI 7 which is based on Android 15. The upcoming software update for eligible Samsung smartphones and tablets will include a redesigned set of icons that are expected to make it easier for users to use the identify company built-in apps such as the dialer, messaging, gallery, calculator, and clock apps.
One UI 6 icons (left) and Samsung’s redesigned One UI 7 icons
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The company is also expected to improve the handling of notifications displayed on the lock screen, while a new ‘smart notification manager’ will provide at-a-glance access to notifications, the report said.
Samsung is also expected to introduce new functionality to its parental control feature, which will allow or block certain apps or websites on a child’s smartphone. Meanwhile, the company will reportedly add support for a native location tracking feature, similar to the Find My app on iOS.
Energy Score, another feature introduced with the company’s latest Galaxy Watch 7 and Galaxy Watch Ultra models, will reportedly be upgraded – but the publication didn’t specify what functionality will be added, or whether support will be extended extended to older models.
AI features coming to One UI 7
In addition to all the new UI changes and system-level features being added with One UI 7, users will also get access to new AI functionality when the update rolls out to eligible devices next year. The first feature coming to One UI 7 is Homework Help. The feature, which can solve math and physics problems, was shown off by Google in May and will eventually be extended to Samsung Galaxy handsets.
One UI 7 could arrive with support for new portrait styles
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One UI 7 also allows users to “restyle” their portraits using AI, while enabling new “Ai-generated artistic effects.” Sketch to Image, a feature introduced on the company’s latest foldable devices with the One UI 6.1.1 update, will also make its way to more devices with the upcoming update, while adding support for new features. According to the publication, Samsung’s AI Zoom feature will reportedly use the Pro Visual Engine for clearer images captured at high zoom levels (up to 100x) on compatible smartphones.
