It must be said that Samsung surprised us; the Korean manufacturer has become the benchmark for Android updates, even surpassing Google in terms of the number of years of support it offers.
[Analizamos One UI 5: la actualización de Samsung para sus móviles Galaxy con Android 13]
Samsung was also the fastest to update its phones to Android 13 with the release of One UI 5.0. In fact, it was so quick that today’s release of One UI 5.1, with several improvements and new features, predates the Android 13 release from many other brands.
What’s new in One UI 5.1
Being a “.1” version, we can’t expect good news from this update. Still, Samsung has implemented several new features, some of which we haven’t seen before on other devices.
The list of new features is as follows:
camera and gallery
- Change the color tone of your selfies, with the Effects button at the top of the screen.
- More powerful search, able to search multiple people or topics at once in the Gallery. You can search for people by simply tapping on their face.
- Improved image remastering, eliminating shadows and flare. It also works with animated gifs.
- Create a shared album to share images with our family, with a 5GB storage limit for up to 6 people.
- Improved information display, swiping up while viewing an image or video will display device data, storage and more.
Multitasking
- Minimize or go full screen easily, just by dragging one of the corners
- Access most used apps in split screen, they are displayed under recently used apps.
patterns and routines
- Change the wallpaper according to the mode we have active, such as work, exercise and more.
- More actions for routine, like quick share and touch sensitivity.
The weather
- Quick access to useful information such as alerts, summaries, and sunrise and sunset times.
- Hourly rainfall graph.
- Summary in Weather widget of weather conditions.
Samsung Internet
- Continue browsing on another Galaxy device signed into the same Samsung account; a button will appear to open the last page you were viewing.
- Improved search, including names of bookmark folders and tab groups.
other changes
- Battery level of your devices in the Samsung Battery widget, such as earphones or clock.
- Use up to three emojis in AR Emoji Camera.
- New settings suggestions at the top of the Settings screen.
- Spotify Suggestions, with tracks and playlists based on your current activity in the Spotify widget.
- Choose where to save screenshots and screen recordings by changing the folder the files end up in.
Devices compatible with One UI 5.1
We hope that all devices running One UI 5.0 can be updated to the new version. At the moment, the first models that have received the update in Europe are the Galaxy Z Flip and Z Fold, in addition to the Galaxy S22 and S21. The new Galaxy S23 already comes with One UI 5.1 as standard.
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