Samsung One UI 7 Update: New Features, Compatibility Issues, and Rollout
• Samsung's One UI 7 update is rolling out to Galaxy devices, bringing significant design and functional upgrades, including a revamped Samsung Gallery app with AI-powered editing tools like Audio Eraser, Auto Trim, and Generative AI Editing.
• The update also introduces a new Home Up plugin within Good Lock, offering extensive home screen customization options, including DIY Home Screen layouts, customizable gesture animations, and the ability to hide favorite apps.
• However, users are cautioned to disable Microsoft SwiftKey keyboard before installing One UI 7, as it has been identified as causing compatibility issues, particularly with password unlocking functionality on some devices.
• Samsung is simultaneously progressing with One UI 8 development, with internal testing already underway for the Galaxy S25 Ultra, suggesting an early release potentially fueled by Google's accelerated Android 16 rollout.
• One UI 8 is expected to be a minor upgrade focusing primarily on the Android 16 version bump, unlike the more substantial changes introduced in One UI 7.
• The One UI 7 update also includes a new Gimbal Subject Tracking feature, enhancing video recording capabilities by automatically keeping the subject centered in the frame when connected to a gimbal, and utilizing compatible wireless microphones for audio recording.
• Interestingly, Samsung has removed the Wi-Fi requirement for installing the One UI 7 Beta in India, unlike the South Korean rollout, possibly due to differences in carrier partnerships and accessibility of cellular data.
