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One UI 7: Availability, features, and everything else we know
Published onJanuary 23, 2025
Samsung’s software experience has undergone a remarkable transformation since the arrival of One UI. Once considered a bloated and sluggish overlay, it has evolved into one of the most polished and intuitive Android experiences on the market. Samsung has officially announced One UI 7 and released a stable version of the AI-heavy Android 15-based software. Here’s what we know about the One UI 7 update!
One UI 7: Release date and name
- One UI 7.0 (Android): December 2024
- One UI 6.0 (Android 14): October 2023
- One UI 5.0 (Android 13): October 2022
- One UI 4.0 (Android 12): November 2021
Samsung officially released One UI 7 on December 5, 2024, marking the end of a rather long anticipatory period since Android 15’s official launch. This is when the One UI 7 beta program began for the Galaxy S24 series.
Samsung finally released the One UI 7 stable update with the launch of the Galaxy S25 series. Unfortunately, the company still hasn’t shared plans about a wider rollout to older flagships and other phones. All the company said during the S25 launch was this:
The official One UI 7 release will commence with the upcoming Galaxy S series devices. The update is expected to gradually roll out to other Galaxy devices.
This is quite different from previous years when the stable version rolled out shortly after the official launch of the new Android update.
Was there a One UI 7 beta?
Samsung began the One UI 7 rollout for devices with a One UI 7 beta program. So yes, there is a One UI 7 beta that started with the Galaxy S24 series. It’s looks more likely that the S24 flagships will be the only ones to experience the beta software since Samsung has already rolled out the stable update with the Galaxy S25 series. As of now, we don’t expect Samsung to expand the beta program to its older flagships, mid-range, and budget devices. The company might directly start rolling out the stable version of the software to its devices.
There were a total of three One UI 7 beta updates Samsung rolled out before the stable version released on the Galaxy S25 trio. One UI 7 Beta 3 was the last version that rolled out on January 6 before the stable update landed with the new flagships on January 22.
One UI 7 confirmed features
Through its official announcement, Samsung has confirmed the following features.
Look Now and Now Bar
The new Now Bar allows users to receive important notifications without unlocking their devices. It highlights relevant activities across various features, such as Interpreter, Music, Recording, Stopwatch, and more.
Camera Ready
Users can switch between their favorite camera buttons, controls, and modes right from the preview screen. The manual settings layout has been simplified for Pro mode and Pro Video mode.
Pro Video mode also gets a new zoom control that lets you control the zoom speed for smooth transitions.
Use Writing Tools Anywhere
Writing Tools can now be used without switching between applications, making it easier to summarize content, check spelling and grammar, and automatically format notes into bullet points.
Call Transcript
When call recording is enabled, recorded calls will automatically be transcribed for reference later, with support for 20 languages.
Privacy and Security Features
Samsung is also boasting of these new security and privacy features:
- The Knox Matrix dashboard lets you see all connected devices like Galaxy mobiles, TVs, home appliances, and other smart devices, at a glance.
- Recovery method for device data transfers allows users to transfer recovered, private data to a new device by verifying the lock screen factor — whether pin, pattern, or password — of their previous device.
- With Credential Sync, users can now create and use passkeys to log into their Samsung Accounts. They can also safely sign into their TVs, AI Family Hub refrigerators, and more simply by using the fingerprint sensor on their smartphones.
One UI 7 full changelog
Here’s the full, official changelog for the One UI 7 update:
- Galaxy Al
- Write like a pro: Let Galaxy Al help you with writing tasks wherever you can select text. You can correct spelling and grammar, change tone, summarize, or apply formatting. You can even start with a short snippet and let the Al do the writing for you.
- Transcribe recorded calls: It’s easier than ever to review the content of your recorded calls in the Samsung Phone app. You can view the entire conversation as a text transcript on the Recents screen
- Bold new look
- Visual enhancements: Enjoy a more sophisticated and unique look. One UI 7 introduces a stunning redesign to key components, including buttons, menus, notifications, and control bars, providing a more consistent visual experience with curves and circles. Beautiful new colors, soft animations, and an innovative blur effect that’s unique to One Ul make information hierarchy clearer and help you focus on important information.
- Reimagined icons and widgets: Fresh new app icons will look great on your Home screen with new visual metaphors and color schemes that make it easier to recognize the app you need. Widgets have also been completely redesigned with more colorful images and more consistent layouts.
- Enhanced Home screen
- Simplified Home screen grid: Your Home screen now looks even better than before. A new standard grid layout keeps things symmetrical and makes it easier to use One UI widgets in standard sizes.
- Improved Home screen landscape view: Get a more consistent look for your Home screen, even when using your phone horizontally. Widgets now have a similar aspect ratio in landscape view, and text labels appear below icons instead of beside them.
- Customize your app and widget style: Make your Home screen look just the way you like it. You can now adjust the size of app icons and choose whether or not to show text labels below app icons and featured widgets.
- New widget settings: Get the right look for your widgets. You can adjust shape, background color, and transparency in the settings for each widget.
- Larger Home screen folders: You can make folders on your Home screen larger so you can open apps immediately without the need to open the folder first.
- Easier access to Finder: The Finder search bar has been moved to the bottom of the Apps screen so it’s easier to access it with one hand. You can also add a button Finder button to your quick panel so you can access it any time.
- Lock screen and Always On Display
- Stay on top of important tasks with the Now bar: Check the information you need right now and start essential features without unlocking your phone. Ongoing tasks will appear in the Now bar at the bottom of your Lock screen so you can check key information quickly. Information includes media controls, Interpreter, Stopwatch, Timer, Voice Recorder, Samsung Health, and more.
- Make your clock look just the way you like it: Discover a variety of new clock styles for your Lock screen. You can adjust the thickness of lines in the default clock style, or try one of the new animated clocks to match your tastes.
- More flexible editing: It’s easier than ever to edit your Lock screen. You can resize your clock to any size you like and drag it to your desired position.
- More widgets and shortcuts: You can now see more and do more even when your phone is locked. Add a widget to show pictures and stories from your Gallery, or try a shortcut that opens the QR code scanner with a quick swipe.
- Quick panel and notifications
- Separate notification and quick panels: Instantly access the panel you need with more space for quick settings. Swipe down from the top right corner of the screen to open the quick settings panel. Swipe down from anywhere else on the top of the screen to open the notification panel. To go back to the previous layout, you can choose to view notifications and quick settings together in quick panel settings.
- Live notifications: Stay on top of what’s happening right now. Live notifications show you the progress of ongoing activities like timers, voice recordings, exercises, and more so you can take quick actions related to them. Live notifications will appear on the Now bar on the Lock screen, on the status bar, and at the top of the notification panel.
- New notification layout: Icons on notifications are now the same as the icon that appears on your Home screen, making it easy to recognize which app sent each notification. Grouped notifications appear as a stack of cards. Tap a stack to show all notifications in the group.
- Customize your quick panel: Create the quick panel layout that’s right for you. You can tap the pencil icon at the top of the quick panel to enter Edit mode, then move buttons and controls up and down to match your preferences.
- Capture images with ease
- New Camera layout: Camera buttons, controls, and modes have been reorganized to make it easier to find the features you need and to give you a clearer preview of the picture you’re taking or the video you’re recording.
- Mode selection improvements: The More modes menu has been redesigned. Instead of filling the whole screen and blocking the camera view, you can now choose a mode from a small pop-up that only covers the bottom of the screen.
- Enhanced zoom controls: It’s now easier to choose the right zoom level. A 2x lossless zoom button is now available by default, and additional zoom options appear after you select a lens.
- Save exposure settings for each mode: Control how bright or dark your images are with the Exposure option in the camera quick controls. After you set the exposure for a mode, it will stay set in that mode even if you switch to a new mode and come back.
- Improved Pro/Pro video modes: Pro and Pro video modes have a simplified layout that makes it easier to focus on the picture you’re taking or the video you’re recording. A new zoom control is available whenever you’re recording in pro video mode that lets you control the zoom speed for smooth transitions. Mic controls in Pro video mode have been moved to quick controls.
- Line up the perfect shot: Get help adjusting the camera’s position with grid lines and levels, Grid lines can now be turned on and off separately from the horizontal level. There’s also a new option to show a vertical level.
- Enjoy your special moments
- Erase objects from photos: It’s a snap to remove unwanted items from photos. Just touch and hold the item you want to get rid of. If you remove something from a motion photo, the result will be saved as a still image.
- Free-form collages: Go beyond the preset layouts for collages in Gallery. You can now adjust the size, position, and rotation of images in your collage to create your own unique layout.
- Edit collages in stories: Make your story’s collage look just the way you like it. You now have full control to edit collages created in stories. Replace images, remove or add images, or adjust the position and size.
- Motion photo effects: Apply fun playback effects to your motion photos such as slow motion or boomerang. After applying an effect, you can instantly share the result as a video.
- Powerful video editing
- Easily undo your edits: Don’t worry about making mistakes. Undo and Redo options are now available when editing videos for actions such as transformations, filters, and tone changes.
- Animate your videos: Add fun animation effects to stickers and text in your videos in Studio. Choose from fade in, fade out, wipes, rotation, and more.
- Manage your health
- Stay mindful: The new Mindfulness feature in Samsung Health can help you manage stress and anxiety in your daily life. Keep track of your moods and emotions, practice breathing exercises and meditation, and more.
- New Samsung Health badges: Stay motivated and work toward your health goals while earning new badges in Samsung Health. Challenge yourself to earn the new badges for energy score, exercise, activity, food, water, body composition, and more.
- Never forget your medications: You can now set up medication reminders in Samsung Health so you always know when it’s time to take your medicine. You can also check precautions and interactions for the medication you take.
- Check your health records: Securely access your health records from hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare providers all in one place in Samsung Health.
- Boost your productivity
- Previews for minimized apps: When multiple pop-up windows from the same app are minimized, they’ll be combined into a single icon. Tapping the icon will show a preview of all open windows from the app, allowing you to easily select the window you want.
- Group your alarms: Create groups of alarms that you want to control together in the Clock app. You can turn off all the alarms in one group with a single tap.
- Keep all your alarms at the same volume: For simpler setup, all of your alarms will use the same volume by default. If you prefer to set different volumes for each alarm, you can choose this in Clock Settings.
- Enhanced file selection: The new File Picker makes it easier to attach and select files in a variety of apps. It’s easy to switch between different storage locations and categories, and previews are shown to make sure you get the right files.
- View more on large screens: My Files lets you see even more than before on large screen devices. On the right side of the screen, you can see a preview of supported files along with the file path, size, and modified date.
- Advanced options for routines: Program your phone to do almost anything you want. Routines are more powerful than ever before with If-Else logic and the ability to get data as variables.
- Plan tasks and events
- Easily reschedule calendar events: Just drag and drop an event from one date to another on your calendar in Month view to change the event date.
- Show separate calendars on widgets: You now have more control over which calendars appear on your calendar widgets. You can choose just one calendar and show only events from it on your Home screen, or create 2 separate calendar widgets with a different calendar on each one.
- Count down the days to an important event: It’s easier than ever to create a countdown widget for an event on your calendar. Go to the event details, then select Add countdown widget from the more options menu. A widget will appear on your home screen showing the number of days until your birthday, anniversary, vacation, or any other event that you choose.
- Move all events from one calendar to another: Avoid the hassle of moving events one at a time. You can now move all events from one calendar to another, such as moving all events from the calendar on your phone to a cloud-based calendar.
- More options for repeating reminders: When you create a repeating reminder, you can now choose multiple dates for repeating instead of just one.
- Enhanced quick add menu: It’s now easier to create reminders quickly. The quick add menu now provides preset options for time and location conditions.
- Automatically delete completed reminders: Clear out the clutter from your reminder list. A new optional setting lets you automatically delete completed reminders after a certain period of time.
- Reuse completed reminders: You can now duplicate completed reminders so you can reuse them without entering all of the information again.
- Connect and share
- Recommended devices for Quick Share: Don’t waste time searching for the right device to share with. Devices signed in to your Samsung account and devices you’ve shared with in the past will appear at the top of the list so they’re easy to find.
- Continue sharing over the internet: No need to worry about failed file transfers. When sharing files using Quick Share, if the devices become too far apart to continue a direct transfer, the transfer will continue seamlessly over the internet using Wi-Fi or mobile data
- Protect your security
- Check the security status of your devices: Find out about security risks and solve them quickly. Knox Matrix monitors supported devices signed in to your Samsung account using a secure private blockchain. Each device can check the security status of other devices and let you know if there are any threats.
- Stay safe from security threats: Auto Blocker does even more to protect you from cyber attacks when Maximum restrictions is turned on. 2G networks are now blocked, and your phone won’t automatically reconnect to Wi-Fi networks. These restrictions can help prevent an attacker from intercepting your network traffic.
- Battery and charging
- More options for power saving: You now have more control over what happens when your phone is in Power saving mode. Choose exactly the features you want to limit to save the amount of battery that’s right for you. You can even change these options while Power saving is on.
- More control over battery protection: When you turn on Battery protection, you can now adjust the maximum charging level anywhere between 80% and 95%.
- New charging effect: When you plug in a charger, the charging confirmation is smaller and appears at the bottom of the screen instead of the middle to prevent interruptions while still making it easy to check the charging status.
- Accessible to everyone
- Zoom in and out with just one finger: Zooming in and out just got easier. For people who have difficulty using pinch zoom, you can now activate 1-finger zoom from the Assistant menu. Swipe up or right to zoom in. Swipe down or left to zoom out.
- Enhanced screen controls: The Assistant menu now does even more to help you control the screen. You can now double tap and touch and hold just by tapping a single button. New scrolling controls let you move around the screen a specific distance by tapping the start and end points on the screen.
- Customize your touch interactions: Get help choosing the settings that are most comfortable for you. New tests are available for the Touch and hold delay, Tap duration, and Ignore repeated touches settings. The test can tell you if your current settings are appropriate or need adjustments.
- Even more improvements
- Watch videos again: In Video Player, a button will appear at the end of each video that lets you start the video over again from the beginning.
- Improved contacts list: For a more consistent experience, the same contact list now appears in both the Phone app and Contacts app. Menus and options are the same in both locations so you can always find what you’re looking for. When searching for contacts, contacts you’ve searched for frequently appear at the top of the search results, helping you find the right person quickly.
- Quickly add boarding passes to Samsung Wallet: When you view a supported airline or travel webpage that includes a boarding pass in Samsung Internet, a button will appear so you can add it to Samsung Wallet quickly and easily.
- Activity forecasts: It’s now easy to check if the weather is suitable for outdoor activities such as running, gardening, camping, and more. You can choose up to 3 activities to show in the Weather app.
- Custom place labels: It’s easier to keep track of different locations in the Weather app. You can now set custom labels to the locations you add, such as Home, Office, School, or any other place where you want to check the weather.
- Boost your gaming: Game Booster’s in-game panel has been redesigned, making it easier to change settings quickly without leaving the action.
- Set performance for each game: Game Booster now lets you adjust performance settings separately for each game. You can set some games to high performance and others to save battery for longer gameplay time. Find the settings that work best for you.
- End of support for downloading Edge panels: Edge panels can no longer be downloaded from the Galaxy Store in One UI 7. Edge panels that you’ve already downloaded can continue to be used.
Are you happy with these Samsung One UI 7 changes and additions?
Other features
Leaker Chun Bhai previously suggested that Samsung has made its own version of Apple’s Dynamic Island that will be included in One UI 7. The tipster also claims that Samsung has copied Apple’s Live Activities feature. We can see some of that in the video above.
Samsung is also highlighting that you can use AI to transform a sketch into an incredible image. The Sketch to Image feature is already available on recent Galaxy devices, but One UI 7 will bring more options like 3D Cartoon, Sketch, and Watercolor. Check it out in the official video below:
The fine print mentions that Sketch to Image requires a network connection and a Samsung Account login. Editing an image will result in a resized image of up to 12MP, and a visible watermark will be added to it to indicate that it has been generated with AI.
With One UI 7’s Portrait Studio feature, you can use AI to turn your portraits into artistic profile photos with themes like Comic, 3D Cartoon, and Sketch. Portrait Studio also requires a network connection and a Samsung Account login and results in a 9MP image with a visible watermark for AI.
One UI 7’s Live Effects feature allows you to add depth to your photos and give them perspective.
Samsung appears to be adding some child safety features to what appears to be the Galaxy Store in One UI 7. When purchasing apps, children’s accounts will need permission from guardian accounts.
Other features that Samsung Spain’s official One UI 7 page talks about include Circle to Search capabilities, Live Translate, and AI Zoom. However, these features are already available in One UI 6.1.1, so we’re unsure what new bits are being highlighted here. Similarly, the official One UI 7 page also highlights the Energy Score feature, but this was added with the One UI 6 Watch based on Wear OS 5 for Galaxy smartwatches, so it’s not a One UI 7 feature per se.
Features spotted in One UI 7 betas
Beyond Samsung’s highlighted features, One UI 7 also has a number of smaller features.
Vertical app drawer
One UI 7 introduces a vertical app drawer, allowing you to scroll through your apps with one quick flick of a finger.
If you don’t like this change and want to return to a paginated, horizontally scrolling app drawer, you can’t, as the change is permanent. You can only change the order in which the apps are presented by clicking on the three-dot menu button on the search bar and choosing the custom layout option.
Separate notification and quick settings panel
One UI 7 lets you separate the notification panel from the quick settings panel. Expand the quick settings panel, click on the pencil icon on the top right to edit the user interface, and then select Panel Settings > Notification and quick settings view. You will see the option for Separate and Together.
Under Separate, you can swipe down from the top right edge of the screen for quick settings, while a swipe down from the top middle or top left of the screen opens the notification panel. Under Together, you get the conventional, merged quick settings and notification panel.
Call recording feature for the US
One UI 7 finally brings native call recording functionality to the US, though you have to use the Call Transcript feature to get both a transcript and the audio recording. The obvious catch here is that an alert informs all parties in the call that the call is being recorded.
Filter notifications
One UI 7 introduces a new “filter notifications” feature under Settings > Notifications > Advanced settings. This setting “filter[s] notifications that are less important to you and show[s] them as a group at the bottom of your notification panel.”
The feature lets you choose what types of notifications to filter: old notifications that were received “more than a few days ago,” background activity notifications that indicate an app is running in the background, or notifications that you manually minimized in notification settings.
When one or more notification types are filtered, One UI 7 shows an “X more notifications” card at the bottom of the notification panel. Tapping this card expands the filtered notifications, which are shown under a “more notifications” section.
Loudness normalization
Loudness normalization is a feature that Samsung first introduced in One UI 6.1.1 for the Galaxy Z Flip 6 and Galaxy Z Fold 6. The feature “prevent[s] sound from suddenly becoming too loud or too quiet while playing media.” Basically, One UI will automatically lower or boost the volume of media to keep volume levels consistent, so there aren’t wild swings in loudness.
With One UI 7 beta, Samsung has brought the loudness normalization feature to the Samsung Galaxy S24 series. You can enable the loudness normalization feature by going to Settings > Sounds and vibration > Sound quality and effects in both One UI 6.1.1 and One UI 7. In One UI 7, you can also toggle the feature by pressing and holding anywhere on the volume slider in the Quick Settings panel to surface a “sound and effects” dialog.
Manual battery limit
One UI 7 lets users manually choose between pre-defined limits for when their phone’s battery should stop charging. Users can choose between 80%, 85%, 90%, and 95%, giving them the flexibility to choose a number that suits them best.
App archiving
One UI 7 brings the app archiving feature from Android 15 to Samsung devices. This feature lets users free up storage space by deleting an app’s installation and temporary files without touching its data.
More Actions for Modes and Routines
Samsung has added 32 new actions that Routines can perform. These include actions like toggling accidental touch protection, moving images to the Trash folder, blocking Bixby during games, getting the status of a connected Bluetooth device, getting the current outside temperature, and more.
Super HDR system-wide toggle
One UI 7 adds a system-wide toggle to disable Super HDR, present under Settings > Advanced features. This toggle was previously restricted to individual apps like the Samsung Gallery app, with One UI 7, you can disable Super HDR at the system level.
Wi-Fi filter option
One UI 7 adds a Wi-Fi filter option as an experimental setting. The filter menu is enabled via a toggle in the connectivity labs menu, which can be found in Intelligent Wi-Fi.
Connectivity labs won’t show immediately; you need to enable it by tapping the three dots at the top right of the Wi-Fi menu and opening Intelligent Wi-Fi. At the bottom, rapidly tap the Intelligent Wi-Fi version number until the connectivity labs menu appears.
When you open the connectivity labs menu, you’ll find an option near the bottom called Customize Wi-Fi list settings. Open that menu and enable the Use filter menu toggle. When you return to the main Wi-Fi screen, you’ll see a new icon next to the search button above available networks. Tap on that to filter which Wi-Fi networks your phone will show you.
2.4GHz-only network for IoT setup
One UI 7 introduces a new “connect to 2.4GHz for IoT setup” option that helps you set up your smart home devices.
Gaming motion smoothness
In One UI 7, the Game Booster app has a new option called “Gaming motion smoothness.” Tapping on this option will set the frame rate to 60Hz or 120Hz. If a game has its own frame rate setting, this option won’t work, and it will also fail if the game can’t run at a refresh rate higher than 60Hz.
Camera Continuity
One UI 7 expands Samsung’s ecosystem features with Camera Continuity. Camera continuity will let you capture a photo or scan a document on your Galaxy phone and seamlessly continue working on it on another Galaxy device, such as a Galaxy Book PC.
This integration will be available within the Samsung Internet and the Samsung Notes app, but it’ll only work if your devices are signed into the same Samsung account, are within Bluetooth range, and are connected to the same Wi-Fi network.
Camera Share
One UI 7 expands the Camera Sharing feature in Settings > Connected devices to work with Galaxy Books PCs in addition to Galaxy tablets.
Storage Share
Samsung is also working on a cross-device feature called Storage Share for One UI 7. According to the promo in the Samsung Tips app, it “lets you browse the pictures, music, and files on your phone or tablet directly from your PC without a USB connection.”
This feature is not currently active, and could launch with the Galaxy S25 series.
Removing the Lock screen widget carousel
In One UI 6 and earlier, users could tap the clock on the lock screen to show a vertically scrolling list of widgets. In One UI 7, this widget carousel is removed, though you can still add mini widgets to the lock screen.
One UI 7 leaked features
We have a rough One UI 7 changelog to help give a picture of what to expect from the next update. Leaker Ice Universe posted the changelog on Weibo but deleted the post shortly thereafter.
Several notable visual changes are worth highlighting from this leaked changelog summary, such as new system app icons, a new battery icon and charging animation, a new camera app UI, and new animations.
Ice Universe also asserts that you can choose between separate or unified dropdown menus for notifications and quick settings. Other notable One UI 7 tweaks mentioned by the leaker include more desktop widgets, more lockscreen widgets, and large folder support.
New UI elements
A rumor from tipster Chun Bhai claims that the next iteration of One UI will be heavily inspired by iOS 18. One way it will mimic Apple’s OS is by giving its icons a more roundish, 3D-like design. Lock screen widgets could also get the rounded treatment. The tipster provided a few screenshots of what the redesign could look like.
The tipster also shared an image where the user can choose the icon and widget style, which he compares to iOS 18. Interestingly, it looks like Samsung may have also changed the look of the battery icon to be pill-shaped.
Continuing to drip feed One UI 7 leaks, the tipster shared a couple of screenshots showing off a color palette theme. They also shared a look at the new lock screen UI.
SammyGuru spotted One UI 7 on some devices at Samsung’s developer conference in October, taking a photo of the new icons (seen below). We were also at the conference and can confirm that we saw these changes, including a tweaked battery icon.
YouTube channel Mobile Wala Bhai posted a One UI 7 hands-on video in late October. The video (which has since been deleted) reveals a more customizable lock screen, new app icons, and new home screen additions (including new and overhauled widgets). The clip also confirms more fluid task-switching animations. An earlier clip by the YouTuber also corroborates the new battery icon, overhauled camera interface, and a few other aforementioned changes.
Animations
Leaker Ice Universe posted a now-deleted video on Twitter showing the app-switching animations in One UI 7. Fortunately, Twitter user @TechKhaled_ saved the video.
New One UI 7 Animations both Widget and App Animations are Non Linear and Parallel 😍😍Credits: @UniverseIce pic.twitter.com/rMNhstZEKA— Khaled 🍉 (@TechKhaled_) October 30, 2024
Quick action
Apple’s iPhone has a feature called quick action, which brings up a menu of actions you can do with an app. It’s believed that Samsung will add a similar feature to its lock screen.
Notification panel pages
One oft-repeated claim is that Samsung’s notification panel will get separate dropdowns for notifications and quick settings. This change could feature notifications on the left and quick settings on the right. It’s said to work similarly to Xiaomi’s MIUI/HyperOS skins that you to swipe laterally to switch between the two pages.
These separate dropdown pages were confirmed via devices running One UI 7 at Samsung’s developer conference in October. SammyGuru first spotted these changes and took the photos seen above, but we also spotted them.
YouTuber Mobile Wala Bhai also highlighted these changes in his video and confirmed that you can return to a unified dropdown menu.
Ice Universe followed up with a video (seen above) showing off the separate quick settings and notifications menus. We also get a good look at the smoother, faster system animations.
New camera UI and photo features
The rumor from Chunvn8888 also claims that the camera app UI will be changed. The quick camera settings at the top of the screen may be relocated to the bottom, along with the camera modes. Additionally, it’s said that a shortcut will be added that expands multiple quick camera settings. The tipster adds that the UI has been tweaked for a more one-hand-friendly experience.
SamMobile confirmed most of these camera changes on a device running One UI 7 at Samsung’s developer conference. The settings menu in the viewfinder has indeed been shifted to the bottom of the screen and turned into a carousel.
Either way, these changes should make life easier if you’re shooting one-handed, particularly in portrait orientation.
Android 15 features that could come to One UI 7
There’s a strong chance that many of the exciting new features debuting in Android 15 will make their way to Samsung devices as well. Let’s take a closer look at a few of these potential additions.
Partial screen sharing
This feature, initially introduced in Android 14 QPR2 for Pixel devices, is making its way to the wider Android ecosystem with Android 15. It allows you to share or record a specific app window instead of your entire screen, boosting privacy and streamlining multitasking. While Samsung may implement this feature in its own way, we anticipate a similar function arriving in One UI 7.
Notification taming
Android 15 is also set to introduce a thoughtful “Notification Cooldown” feature. It automatically lowers the volume of repeated notifications from the same app, keeping your sanity in check. This could be a welcome addition to One UI 7’s notification management tools.
Sticky keys and Bounce keys
Google is already offering these features with Android 14 QPR3 Beta 2, but they will most likely be added to Android 15. Sticky Keys make it easier for users to execute keyboard shortcuts by keeping modifier keys (like Alt, Ctrl, and Shift) active even after they are released. Bounce keys prevent accidental repeated key presses, ideal for users with varying levels of motor control. We expect these helpful features to land on Samsung phones and tablets with the One UI 7.0 update.
One UI 7 compatibility
Samsung boasts one of the most generous software support policies in the Android world, so it comes as no surprise that the list of devices expected to receive the One UI 7 update is reassuringly long. Virtually all Galaxy devices launched with Android 13 or newer out of the box qualify. Additionally, flagship and select mid-range devices released in or after 2021, which fall under Samsung’s four-generation update promise, should be included as well.
If your device shipped with Android 13, it's almost certainly getting One UI 7.
While Samsung is expected to release an official list of supported devices soon, we can extrapolate from historical patterns to say that these devices have a high probability of receiving One UI 7:
- All Galaxy S phones from the S21 series right up to the S24 series (including the FE editions)
- All Galaxy Z foldable devices, including the Fold 3, Flip 3, and all newer models
- Recent Galaxy tablets, including all models under the Tab S8 and S9 lineups
- The latest Galaxy A series phones (think A15, A25, A35, and A55) alongside their recent predecessors (A54, A34, A53, and A33)
- International models from the Galaxy F and M series
Potential AI upgrades and the integration of new Android 15 goodies make One UI 7 an exciting update. Couple that with Samsung’s class-leading support policy, and One UI 7 looks like a great reason to keep your Galaxy device or jump on the Samsung bandwagon. We hope to learn more about the rollout plans, and the complete One UI 7 changelog from Samsung in the coming days.