14 DAY TRIAL // Samsung has officially announced One UI 5, with the company explaining that the rollout is projected to take place in the upcoming weeks. No further specifics have been provided though, but there’s a chance the first devices would get it in late November or early December.
One UI 5 is already in the beta program, so users who have enrolled in the testing program can try it out before the rollout to production devices starts.
Samsung, however, has provided a closer look at what’s to come in One UI 5. For instance, the update will obviously come with an improved UI, and the South Koreans claim the main purpose of refining the look and feel of the operating system was to make it feel more welcoming and seamless.
“Beyond overall design aspects, personalization and the ability to express oneself is also a key part of everyone’s mobile experience. In order to take this to the next level, One UI 5 now supports easy and diverse customization directly within the lock screen. With just a few taps, you can trim a video to transform your most memorable moments into a moving tribute on your phone. You can make this lock screen feel even more customized by changing the wallpaper, clock style, and notification pop-ups all from one screen,” it says.
Samsung is also improving the widget experience in One UI.
“In addition to providing you with options to curate a customized look and feel for your device, One UI 5 also offers new features that help you get things done more efficiently. For example, widgets in One UI 5 come with exciting new options and the ability to keep your Home screen neat and tidy with new Stacked widgets. This new feature lets you drag and drop widgets on top of each other and swipe left or right to quickly and easily scroll through each one, to free up space on your Home screen and use it more efficiently,” it says.
The first devices to get One UI 5 are the models in the Galaxy S22 lineup, followed by the Galaxy S21 and the foldable smartphones.