Samsung is working on the next big update for its Galaxy Samsung, One Ui 8. The company has already published the first beta version, and it has revealed some surprises. Among the new features of this new version of the operating system is figure Some functions that are not even available in the Android 16 version in Google Mobiles.
And although IU 8 is based on Android 16, each manufacturer incorporates its own functions and characteristics, sometimes its own, many others based on the characteristics of Android itself. This time, Samsung has Advocating for Google itself with two of the biggest novelties of Android 16. One of them can even use it in an IU 7.
A user interface 8 first presents Android first works that Google itself, a change in the paradigm
Samsung is, without a doubt, one of Google's greatest allies in the Android ecosystem. The South Korean company has exclusively published some of the most important novelties of Android in recent years, such as “Roda to Search” and the integration of Gemini and its agents in Android mobiles. These new features first came to the Samsung galaxy, then to the rest of the devices, including the Google Pixel.
This time, however, it seems that Samsung has advanced Google in the development career, including some of the most important and relevant news of Android 16 in its own user interface, before Google in Pixel mobile phones and in the public beta version of Android 16.
The first function is a New screen mode divided for Multitasa, called “mode 90:10”. The idea of this novelty is to be able to alternate quickly between two applications via multitasking. One of the applications uses 90% of the screen, while the other uses the remaining 10%. The first application can be fully used, with total normality, while the second application is accessible with a single key in its screen.
In the left image, you can see the web browser occupying 90% of the screen, while the other application is “reduced” at the bottom. When you touch this part, the second application opens, investing the proportions between the two. (Images: Android Authority)
With the '90 mode: 10 ', it's possible alternate between one application and another, with a single key In the corresponding screen section for the smaller application. This function can bring multitasking to another level, because now it will not only be possible to use two applications on the screen divided with a similar proportion (50:50 or 60:40, for example), but we can jump from one to the other practically without abandoning the same screen.
Samsung also included the New function of “live updates” (or “live updates”), a tool that allows you to obtain real information from an event or an activity in progress, directly at the top of the screen. This is similar to the operation of the live activities of the iPhone through “Dynamic Island”.
When starting an activity, such as requesting food or a car trip through an application, a small pill at the top of the screen will show us the actual surveillance of the event or activity, and by clicking on it, we can get more information.
In the left image, the real -time update pill. On the right, the information of this extended pill, after clicking on it. (Images: Xataka Android)
However, this function is now available in Samsung Galaxy Mobiles with an IU 7, You don't even need to wait for the next version of the operating system. When you play music from an application, or when you start a trip with indications on Google Maps, among other activities, we can access information with real updates from the small pill, and even more information when you press it and develop it.
The “live updates” are already available at the Samsung galaxy with an IU 7, you don't have to wait for a UI 8 to take advantage of it
A user interface 8 is a very important update for Samsung, because although an IU 7 provides important news for devices, the update has experienced many delays and certain problems. With a user interface 8, Samsung can again demonstrate that it can be a reference in the operating system updates. Including the new features of Android 16 even before Google on your own devices, it can be a good sign. However, It remains to be seen if the update will arrive on time For the greatest number of users.
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