One UI 9.5 may introduce multiple new input options to Bixby widgets

Samsung’s One UI 9.5 could introduce an upgraded Bixby widget and bring visual changes to the Samsung Notes app, according to a new revelation. One UI 9.5 may be some distance away from launch, but we’re gradually learning about the changes it could bring, particularly to Samsung’s first-party apps. After yesterday’s revelation that One UI 9.5 could turn Bixby into an AI agent, another Bixby-related leak has now surfaced.

In One UI 9, users can find a total of three Bixby widgets: 2×1, 2×2, and 4×2. While Samsung isn’t increasing that number or changing their sizes in One UI 9.5, it could make them more functional, per SamMobile’s reporting.

As the screenshots above show, the 4×2 widget includes a text box, plus an array of options, including the ability to open an image from your gallery, switch on the camera, or even attach files. Meanwhile, the updated 4×2 widget also makes the microphone icon more prominent by moving it out of the text box.

The smaller 2×2 widget replaces the keyboard icon with a camera option. It also adds a text box to compensate for removing the keyboard shortcut. Beyond these changes, the icons inside the widgets are no longer filled and are more outline-based, which is a distinctive difference from One UI 9.

Additionally, SamMobile has uncovered some visual tweaks coming to the Samsung Notes app. As part of this redesign, the search button moves from the top right to the bottom right of the screen. This should make it easier to access, especially when using the phone one-handed.

As a consequence, the New note button, which currently lives in the bottom-right corner, has moved to the bottom center. Furthermore, Samsung Notes may automatically hide sensitive info in thumbnail previews of your private notes, while also giving some of your regular notes a glow-up in the All notes section.

Evidently, most of these supposed changes to Samsung Notes are visual, though we wouldn’t be surprised if the company has other upgrades to detail when One UI 9.5 goes official.

While the switch from One UI 8.5 to One UI 9 didn’t introduce many notable changes, the next One UI release is shaping up to be different. Beyond Bixby-related leaks, other reports have detailed the upgrades coming to Samsung Keyboard and several other first-party apps, such as Samsung Health.