Android 14
One UI 6 Features You Won’t Find on Non-Samsung Phones Running Android 14
Samsung device users have extra cool stuff compared to other Android users, thanks to something called One UI. It’s like a fancy coat for your Galaxy device, and it keeps getting better with new features.
Samsung One UI 6.0 Update for USA: Carrier-Locked and Unlocked users
Whenever there’s a new version of Android, One UI puts on its new outfit and grabs all the cool things from the latest Android. Samsung just released the newest One UI, called One UI 6, which is based on Android 14. They’ve already started updating it on many devices, so users can enjoy the new and improved features.
One UI 6.0 introduces a bunch of novelties for Galaxy devices
According to the official changelog for UI 6.0, the latest update brings a whole new user interface for all the eligible Galaxy devices. Along with this, it will also bring some new features that will take a step further than those of other Android device users.
New widgets: Widgets are very useful for any Android device as they give shortcuts for the different functions, bringing a new smooth experience. So adding some new usability to the Galaxy devices, One UI 6.0 is giving two new widgets, including a custom camera widget and an insight widget. The camera widget offers a shortcut to open the camera in preset mode, while the insight widget is a new weather widget that provides more information about your local weather.
Modes and Routines: Modes and Routines is one of the unique features of Galaxy devices, which gives full control to the users to preset several functions and automate them. Now, with new skiing, it is getting new features and unique lock screens depending on your mode. You can also do more things, like change your lock screen, change Samsung keyboard settings, and more.
New system settings for better control: Android devices are always packed with a lot of customization options. Mainly, the setting application is full of several useful features that enhance the user experience. On the other hand, Samsung users also enjoy some extra features. In One UI 6, Samsung users will get smarter Airplane mode; it will adapt your usability. For example, if you turn on WiFi or Bluetooth while Airplane mode is on, your phone will remember it, and next time if you are in Airplane mode, it will not push Bluetooth or WiFi to turn off.
Along with this, the security app has also got a new auto-blocker function, which will protect your device from external threats that may steal your data and also prevent unknown apps from being installed. However, to get its utilities, you have to first turn it on.
Gallery: The Gallery is a very common app that offers different features to manage photos and videos in one place, but if you’re a Samsung user, you will get some more utility features, like the latest One UI, where you can save clipped images as stickers. To move photos from one place to another, now users can simply do it by touching and holding pictures and videos with one hand and then using another hand to drop them into another album.
Apart from all these, Samsung has also backed its most unique product, Good Lock. This is an application that provides a lot of modules that take customization to a whole new level. Now, with the latest announcement, the company has announced that it will introduce some more new features and improve its functionality so users who are having any issues will be resolved. If you want to know more about this, then you can check out this article.
Last month, Samsung officially confirmed the One UI 6.1 update for the 2022 models. Now, keeping its promise, the company has started rolling out the major update for the Galaxy S22 series.
The Android 14-based One UI 6.1 update for the Galaxy S22 series is live in South Korea. Users who own the Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22+, and Galaxy S22 Ultra can identify the latest update by the firmware version numbers S901NKSU3EXDC, S906NKSU3EXDC, and S908NKSU3EXDC, respectively.
Samsung has released several Galaxy AI features with the One UI 6.1 update that will help you provide a better communication experience and take advantage of the ability to quickly understand information.
For your information, the Galaxy S22 series device will get the benefit of all the important Galaxy AI features, including Circle to Search, Live Translate, Generative Edit, Note Assist, Transcript Script, Chat Assist, and many more.
Apart from the Galaxy AI feature, the device will also get some important additions on the customization side, where users will get several new changes related to wallpaper, lock screen, alarm, calendar, and many more.
To check the latest update on your device, navigate to the settings, then select the software update option here. Tap on the download and install option. Wait until it finishes searching to see if the update is available, then tap on the install button.
Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 is one of the rugged smartphones that is dedicatedly made for using it in any weather condition. It is worth noticing that the company hasn’t limited it to giving tough hardware but also keeps it up to date with its fresh software. In the last major update, Android 14, it has grabbed some new features, and unfortunately, it has also got an issue with the camera, which is causing inconvenience to the users.
Galaxy XCover5 getting a camera issue after Android 14
The Galaxy XCover 5 has received Android 14 and One UI 6.0, and after installing them, users have started reporting about the camera issue. In the reports, the consumers have pointed out that they are not able to use the camera focus like before. Since the camera is the most frequently used feature of the smartphone, its malfunction is significantly affecting the overall performance of the devices.
Due to the malfunctioning of the autofocus, users are also having difficulty making payments due to the autofocus malfunction. When they open the QR code scanner, they are unable to do so because the camera is not focusing on the code.
However, the Korean giant hasn’t yet released a statement regarding the issue’s resolution, despite the fact that the issue surfaced after the last update, suggesting a software update-related problem. Hopefully, Samsung could release a proper update that will update it to the latest version.
Android 14
Google Get Inspired By Samsung; As It Copies Secure Folder Feature Housed In Galaxy Phones
Is Google following Samsung? With the Android 14 QPR3 Beta 2.1, it offers a new option for private space, which Samsung already offers with the title Secure Folder.
Google released Android 14 QPR2 Beta 1 in November 2023, which introduced a feature called ‘Private Space’ already housed in Samsung devices as Secure Folder. Since reports have been around for several days that the latest iteration of Android 15 will be dedicated to more security and will bring tons of new features to enhance users’ secure experiences, one of the awaiting features is Private Space.
The upcoming Private Space feature will allow the user to install the application in a separate, locked profile, which they can hide at any time. Although this feature has been in the development phase for a long time, it has not yet gone live. Let’s take a closer look.
The new feature named ‘Lock private space automatically’ will allow users to configure the feature to automatically lock the protected space depending on one of the two sub-options they select in it, which are ‘Every time device lock’ and ‘After 5 minutes of inactivity.’ While choosing the first, the feature will lock Privact Space instantly after they lock the device.
But here’s the catchable fact: Secure Folder, available on Galaxy devices, already offers this feature, so somewhere it seems like Google got inspired by Samsung.
The reports are also saying that when users set up Private Space, the feature now recommends them to create a dedicated Google account for using it to’stop data appearing outside private space; for instance, ‘Synced photos, files, emails, contacts, calendar events, and other data,’ and many more. This suggestion and the option to automatically lock the protected space further enhance the privacy and security of private space.
Upcoming Private Space will offer a redesign setup flow to deliver a better idea of the feature. Since this feature initially appeared in Android 14 QPR2 Beta 1 and then Android 14 QPR3 Beta 2.1, it is expected that Android 15 will bring this feature to enhance the secure experience.