Apps & Services
Samsung Gallery App gets several improvements with One UI 5.1
The long-awaited Galaxy S23 series has been launched, and the users’ wait is now over. It shows improvements in its hardware and software both and has brought a lot new to offer. Today we will focus on this series’s Gallery only because the Gallery itself has got plenty of new features for the users. These new features will surely provide an even better experience to the user as compared to the last flagship. So, let’s take a look at it.
What’s new about the Galaxy S23’s Gallery App
Let us inform you that the recently-launched flagship- the Galaxy S23 series, has got enhancements in a total of five major factors, which are listed below. If you are determined to know about them, read this article till the end.
Gallery’s photo remaster function is now improved.
For those who are unaware, the photo remaster function is basically used to improve or resolve the problems that appear with the image’s quality. The remaster function uses AI quality estimation technology. The function can be recommended via Gallery’s recommended menu. Samsung, in particular, added a total of three new features to this function, which are listed below.
- GIF Improvements
- Clear shadow and light reflections
- Wide angle distortion correction
Nota bene, the photo remaster function is currently available to the Galaxy S23 devices’ Gallery only, but the company is planning to provide it for the Galaxy S22 series devices also (with One UI 5.1 or higher version).
The Story function will now be more personalized
As we all know, the Galaxy’s Gallery has an attractive story function, which shows memories, favourites, slideshows, and more. With the Galaxy S23 series, this Story function is now improved. Notably, the company has now added a view mode in the view multiple stories option, which helps you focus on a particular story by performing the zoom-out action on it, and for returning to multiple stories, just pinch the zoom-in.
Other than this, on top of the story tab, you can see memories of today, such as one year ago, and the best moments. The other feature is the favourite stories feature, in which you can quickly add your desired stories to favourites, which you see often. Besides, now it offers slideshows as well. Instead of images, now you can watch a slideshow, with filter and BGM, which can also be saved and shared as a video.
Search will be easier
As we all know, the Galaxy device’s Gallery lets you search for your desired content by entering keywords, but the Galaxy S23’s Gallery lets you enter multiple keywords at the same time, for even more accurate results. Now you can also search the images by choosing one or more person’s faces, and the device will show you all the images, in which the selected face/faces are visible.
Content details are now a click away
Previously, to reach the details of the image, we needed to swipe up or go to the details menu, but now with Galaxy S23, both of them are integrated into one. Now, the camera shooting mode and resolution information is also added along with the content details. The other interesting thing is now you can just swipe left or right on the content detail screen so that you can reach the next images while seeing the details.
Image Clipper function is added
With the Galaxy S23 series, the previous Galaxy devices’ Lasso function is improved, which helps to cut out objects from any image. Now with the Galaxy S23’s Gallery, the company has added an even easier function, with which you can easily cut any object from the Gallery or Video Player’s screen by performing some simple actions. All you have to do is enter the ‘View One’ screen and press and hold the desired object to cut.
By performing the above-mentioned actions, the object will be cut out automatically, and you can copy the clipped object on the clipboard or even share it and save it as an image. The same method will be applicable to the videos as well.
The Google Maps app for Android Auto is getting some improvements for its interface, with some redesigned icons that will provide an elegant look to the UI. According to the information, the Android Auto buttons in Google Maps, including ‘Home and “Work,” will get a bold, dark icon. These are decades to provide shortcuts to preset locations.
Additionally, the updated user interface also features a more noticeable search bar. Google has already made some more changes in the past to provide useful buttons in Google Maps, such as replacing the icons in the interface to make it usable with one hand.
For your information, these new icon changes appeared just after the latest Google Maps update, which has also provided a new ability to synchronize the ‘3D Buildings” feature.
Apart from these, Google has dedicatedly brought several new changes to Google Maps, which aim to provide a smooth experience for its Android Auto’s navigation services. For instance, it has included a bolder design to drive time to match the mobile app and the ability to quickly save parking information when you reach your destination.
Google Maps play an important role in navigation, whether it is for smartphones, tablets, or Android Auto. It is a commonly used application on all Android devices for navigation. So to make it more engaging and useful, the Mountain View company frequently brings new updates to the application, so to take advantage of new features related to navigation, you should always keep the application up-to-date.
Via – 9to5Google
Samsung introduced the AI-powered Circle to Search with Google features on the Galaxy S24 series, which is already available on Google Pixel 8 phones. Now this feature is getting a few new capabilities to enhance users’ experience.
The Galaxy AI includes various generational AI features, but Circle to Search is the most praised one. This feature permits you to search for anything on the display by just circling the image or text without even switching between the apps. Now the reports are unveiling that the Circle to Search feature could get two new functionalities soon, which are mentioned below:
- Copy Image
- Share Image
It is being speculated by a well-known tipster, @AssembleDebug, on X that Circle to Search on Pixel will soon permit to copy and share selected areas as images.
At the moment, Circle to Search only authorizes users to search images or text by circling them, but soon this feature will offer new functionalities that will permit you to copy and share selected areas as images. You can easily select the portion on display you want with a tap, circle, or scribble with Circle to Search, and then this will let you tweak the selected area.
Copy image and Share image buttons will pop up while you select something; undoubtedly, it is effectively a quick as well as easy way of capturing part of the screen to go alongside the existing screenshot options on Android devices. However, at the moment, it is not exactly clear when these two options will be rolled out widely, but they are soon to be expected.
Android Auto brings some crucial functionality to your car screen; it enables users to intersect almost all the smartphone applications from the head unit of the car. Google regularly provides updates to the application to make it compatible with the car display, but due to some issues, users aren’t able to get a seamless experience.
However, Google is working hard to bring Android Auto back on track and frequently serves new updates that will specifically bring improvements to the infotainment system functionalities. In the latest development, the company has started rolling out Android Auto’s new update with version number 11.8. It is worth noting that this is a stable update, so every user who hasn’t enrolled in the beta program will receive it.
Following the same tradition, the company doesn’t attach any new changelog for the application, so it is hard to say what’s new with the latest update. But if we talk about the last beta updates, it has brought some improvements, like Google Maps, where it has synchronized the 3D building feature.
Along with this, there may be some other new changes that can improve Android Auto’s overall performance and stability. So, if you want to take advantage of the new update, you should update the application to the latest version. To do that, you need to go to the Google Play Store and search for Android Auto. If the update is available, hit the button to get it.