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What’s new features will be in One UI 5.0 and What should be?
First, One UI is a custom skin or a layer on the top of the Android OS, providing users with custom interactions.
When One UI 4.0 was released on Nov 15 at that time the flagship devices from Samsung
The Galaxy S21, S21+, and S21 Ultra were the first receiver, and then it was gifted to the Galaxy Z series. Samsung often does rigorous testing before releasing the stable version with the Android system.
This time will be no exception as OneUI is the USP-Unique Selling Proposition of the Korean giant.
One UI with Android 9 pie, Since its release after the announcement at Samsung’s developer conference in 2018 and unveiled in Galaxy Unpacked in February 2019, Samsung has come a long way from One Ui 1.0 to One UI 4.0 focuses on customization, privacy, and access to Samsung’s ecosystem.
Later One UI 4.1 and a special version for foldable 4.1.1 will release after this month.
Following the path, One UI 5.0 is said to be under development and would have a lot to offer.
We will discuss what new features will add to it and, of course, how the security 7 privacy will improve. There is also one catch, Samsung’s ecosystem, which consists of native apps and payments services. Samsung has been recently integrating its payment apps to grab on to their customers so that they don’t want to switch as they get comfortable.
According to the sources, One UI 5.0 will be out with a beta program in July-August this year and is expected to launch as a stable version in the last Q3 of 2022. This will follow the same pattern of being released yearly a new version.
It is expected that the upcoming flagship, the spiritual successor Galaxy S22 Ultra to the Galaxy Note series, will expand, and the new Galaxy S23 series will be amongst the first to get the OneUI 5.
However, it is a strong possibility that the foldable Z series could be the first to get it as its due to release in August later this year at Samsung’s unpacked event, even though the series could get a whole new system as its switches to the Android12L specially designed for foldable and tablets. Although, Samsung is yet to launch the Beta version first for users to test and give feedback.
What users have to say:
- Fix the gesture animations.
- Fix the shutter lag.
- Provide better performance, better controls, more smart features like live text detection and selection, combined camera modes (pro photo and pro video combined, slow motion and super slow-mo combined, etc.), live view, and more.
- Need improved shutter lag & animations.
- Provide a more consistent experience on all devices.
What to Expect :
- There are lots of speculations, but here are the expected features One UI 5.0 could get :
- Samsung will revamp its animation engine to improve its performance with the OS.
- The animations will be a lot smoother & faster.
- The privacy and security will be improved even further, especially for the payments app.
- Connectivity features such as BT, wi-Fi, and GPS positioning will be worked up to coordinate with the Ui even better.
- Visuals and aesthetics would improve as it is an important aspect of having a custom UI over an OS.
- It could get tweaked to work with the Android12L.
- More shortcuts and camera features will be added to its flagship devices of Samsung.
To Summarize :
These are just speculations based on the information released so far. However, there is one strong possibility of the animations in the OneUI 5.0 getting better as they received a lot of negative feedback.
Samsung has been improving since the first UI & even before that, and people have high hopes for the One UI 5.0 too. According to the sources, it will all become clear later this year in August at the Samsung Unpacked Event or annual SDC 2022 developer conference around October 2022.
The Korean brand – Samsung has recently announced its two mid-range Galaxy smartphones – Galaxy A55 5G and Galaxy A35 5G. A new benchmark listing has a spot for Samsung’s affordable smartphone, Galaxy35 5G.
Samsung is now gearing up for its next affordable Galaxy smartphone, the M35 5G, as the reports are unvunveilhey have found a new benchmark listing for Samsung the Galaxy M35 5G.
The smartphone has been spotted with the model number as an identification code – SM-M356B on the Geekbench 6.2.2 database. Not only this, but it also confirmed the presence of 6GB of RAM and Android 14 OS. The chipset also came to know which is the latest Exynos 1380.
The codename for the motherboard is also mentioned, which is ‘s5e8835.’ The reports say that it has scored 656 and 1967 points in performance scores on the benchmarking platform. Exynos 1380 is the latest chipset of the Korean brand, which is a 5 nm processor. It consists of 4 Cortex A78 cores, which clock at 2.4GHz, and 4 Cortex A55 cores, which clock at 2.0GHz. It is coupled with a Mali g68 MP5 GPU. It also has an AI Engine.
This also offers connectivity options, which include the latest Bluetooth version 5.3 and Wi-Fi 802.11 ax with three bands. It supports a camera resolution of at least 200MP for capturing images, and for video recording, there is support for up to 30fps 4K recording. The storage supported is UFS v3.1, and RAM will be of the LPDDR4x/5 type.
Samsung has recently debuted its two smartphones, Galaxy A55, and Galaxy A35; the Galaxy A35 5G smartphone is powered by Exynos 1380 chipset. From this perspective, Galaxy M35 5G could be a variant of Galaxy A35.
At the moment, no specs and features of the device have been revealed or leaked. Still, since Galaxy M series smartphones usually have a bit higher battery power of at least 6000mAh, the forthcoming Galaxy M35 5G smartphone also arrives with the same battery power.
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Verizon rolls out the March 2024 security patch update for the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3 devices
Verizon has rolled out the March 2024 security patch update for the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3 devices. Earlier, these devices had received the same update outside the US, but now they are gradually expanding to the US.
The Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3 are spotted getting new updates with the firmware version numbers F926USQS5HXBD and F711USQS6HXBD, respectively. It is worth noticing the update is currently available for the devices locked to Verizon, but it will soon be available on more carriers.
For your information, the latest update for Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3 doesn’t bring any significant changes, but as it is the latest security patch, it will provide some internal fixes to maintain the security of the devices.
If you are getting some other issues from the last update, you should also update the device to the latest update, as it may also address some issues. Along with the update, other improvements may also be made to enhance the overall performance of the devices.
Suppose you use the Galaxy Z Fold 3 or Flip 3 device in the US. In that case, you can update the device to the latest version by simply going to the system settings and then to the software update. If you haven’t received the update, you should wait for some time, as it may arrive in the next few days.
Firmware
Samsung rolls out the March 2024 security patch update for the Galaxy S23 FE devices in the US
Samsung has rolled out the March 2024 security patch to almost all devices but still needs to complete the update distribution to all eligible devices. So, gradually expanding the update to remaining devices, the company has started rolling out the update for the Galaxy S23 FE in the US.
Notably, the Galaxy S23 FE devices are getting a new update in the carrier-unlocked version with the firmware version number S711U1UES2BXBF. The update has already been rolled out to almost all carriers, including AT&T, Bluegrass Cellular, C-Spire, Cellular South, Comcast, Cricket, DISH, MetroPCS, T-Mobile, Tracfone, US Cellular, Verizon, and Xfinity Mobile.
According to the official changelog, the March 2024 security patch is one of the standard maintenance updates that provides some internal improvements for the device, and there will be no visible changes available. In other words, users may experience some improvement in the functioning of devices, but it doesn’t particularly bring any specific changes for the device.
Going to the details, the March 2024 security patch includes more than 40 fixes, 37 of which are provided by Google and address the issues found in the Android OS, while 9 more features are introduced by Samsung that enhance the performance of Galaxy devices exclusively.
Suppose you are using the Galaxy S23 FE in the US. In that case, you can update the devices to the latest version by following the simple steps: first, go to the system settings, tap on the software update, and tap on the download and install button; if it shows a new update available, tap on the download button.