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One UI 3.0 beta already rolling out for Samsung Galaxy Note 10 series in UK

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Yesterday, Samsung has announced that it will be starting the latest Android 11 based One UI 3.0 public beta program for Galaxy Note 10 and S10 series smartphones in South Korea. And started sending One UI 3.0 beta for the Galaxy Note 10 series devices in the country.

According to the latest information, the South Korean tech giant has already started rolling out the Android 11 based One UI 3.0 beta for the Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10+ users in U.K.

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If you are using a Galaxy Note 10 series device in the country and want to participate in the One UI 3.0 beta testing. You can register via the Samsung Members app on your Galaxy Note 10 or Note 10+ smartphones.

After, South Korea, and UK, Samsung may soon start the One UI 3.0 beta program in the U.S., India, Germany, Poland, and China.

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Samsung has already started the One UI 3.0 beta program for the Galaxy S20 and Note 20 series smartphones in several countries including the U.S., South Korea, Germany, India, Polan, and UK. The company may soon start rolling out One UI 3.0 beta for other eligible devices including the Galaxy S10 series, Galaxy Z Fold 2, and Galaxy Z Flip.

Here’s the official changelog:

What’s new in OneUI 3?

This should come up when downloading the Beta, but thought I’d put it here too:

“One UI 3 is designed to help you focus on what matters. Our visual redesign has improved the places you visit the most, like the Home screen and quick panel, to reduce distractions, highlight important information, and make your experience more consistent. Performance improvements will help apps run quicker while using less battery power. And One UI 3 puts control in your hands with new privacy controls, one-time permissions, and enhanced Digital Wellbeing.

Experience all these improvements and more in the One UI 3 beta. During the beta program, we appreciate your feedback, which we’ll use to make more improvements.

Scroll down for a full list of changes.

Visual design
We’ve refreshed the look and feel of One UI 3 in lots of ways, big and small, from new, more consistent icons to smarter organisation of the quick panel and notifications. Motion is smoother and more natural than ever, with improved animations and haptic feedback for common interactions. And the interface responds to different screen sizes to provide the best experience on any device, whether it’s a phone, foldable, or tablet.

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Improved performance
We optimised One UI 3 with enhanced dynamic memory allocation, so apps run faster and perform better. We’ve also restricted background activities to provide better performance and power usage.

Home screen and Lock screen
• Add widgets by touching and holding an app icon on the Home screen.
• Turn off the screen by double tapping on an empty space on the Home or Lock screen. (Set it up in Settings > Advanced features > Motions and gestures.)
• On the Lock screen, tap the clock area to see widgets like calendar, weather, and music.
• New image categories have been added to Dynamic Lock screen, and you can select up to 5 categories at once.
• Get an interactive preview when setting a wallpaper.
• We’ve made it easier to edit the Always On Display and Lock screen.

Calls and chats
• See conversations separately in the notification panel. Works with Messages and your favorite chat apps.
• Add a call background to see a picture or video when you make or receive a call.

Pictures and videos
• Take pictures quicker with improved auto focus and auto exposure.
• View, edit, and share pictures and videos more easily from Gallery.
• Find pictures and videos quicker with new search features and categories in Gallery.
• Revert edited pictures to their original versions at any time, even after they’re saved, so you never lose a shot.

Settings
• Settings has a new simpler look and feel. Your Samsung account is shown at the top, and Home screen settings are now easier to access.
• Find the settings you need more easily with new Search features. You’ll get better results for synonyms and common misspellings, and you can tap on tags to see groups of related settings.
• Quick settings buttons have been reduced to provide only the most commonly used features. You can also add buttons to create your own customized quick panel.

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Samsung Keyboard
• Increased the number of input languages to 370.
• Made it easier to paste copied images and verification codes from text messages.
• Added emoji and sticker suggestions when you enter a text-based emoticon.
• Improved the keyboard layout to provide a larger space bar when entering web and email addresses.
• Reorganized Keyboard settings so it’s easier to access frequently used settings.

Productivity
Maintain a healthy balance between work and life by minimizing repetitive and complicated tasks and handling them efficiently.
• Bixby Routines has even more controls to help you automate your life, including a setting to return everything to the way it was before the routine ran.
• New routines will be recommended based on your daily life and usage patterns.
• New icons and Lock screen widgets make it easier to find and control your routines.
• In Internet, you can hide the status and navigation bars for a more immersive experience and quickly translate webpages.
• You’ll be prompted to block websites that send too many pop-ups or notifications.
• You can browse and select cloud drive files from the file selection screen in My Files.
• You can now delete cache files in My Files to easily free up storage space.
• Events with the same start time are displayed together in the month and list views in Calendar.

Easy media and device control
Media and device control is easier with the improved media panel in notifications. You can see recently used media apps and quickly change the playback device. You can also quick-launch Android Auto by selecting it from the Connections menu in Settings.

Identify and improve your digital habits
Improved Digital Wellbeing features make it easy to check how you’re using your phone or tablet and help you form good digital habits. Check your usage while driving or see weekly changes in your screen time by function at a glance through upgraded weekly reports. You can also use Digital Wellbeing with separate personal and work profiles.

Accessibility for everyone
One UI 3 recommends useful accessibility features for you based on your usage. The improved Accessibility shortcut makes accessibility features easier to start and use. You can use the Speak keyboard input aloud feature to get voice feedback of your typing even when TalkBack is turned off.

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Stronger privacy protection
You can now let an app access to your microphone, camera, or location just one time. Any permissions that an app hasn’t used in a while will be automatically revoked. You can no longer give apps permission to always see your location in the regular permission popup. To let apps access your location when they’re not in use, you need to go to the location permission page for the app in Settings.

Additional improvements
• In Clock, you can hear the time and preset name of the alarm read aloud when an alarm rings.
• Easily remove duplicate contacts stored in the same account in Contacts. The storage period for deleted contacts has been extended from 15 days to 30 days.
• You can view and edit the entire list of linked contacts in the integrated editing screen in Contacts.
• Added Trash in Messages so that recently deleted messages are stored for 30 days.
• Added Do not disturb for games so that you can focus on playing, as well as other improvements for enhanced performance.

Some apps will need to be updated separately after the One UI 3 update.”

Share your thoughts and feedback

Please use this thread to share your thoughts, feedback, and experiences with the new software!

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Warning! To participate in the One UI Beta Program, you must install the Beta software. Beta Software is intended for testing purposes only and may contain inaccuracies, errors, or cause unexpected performance. Some software features may be incomplete or unavailable. Beta software is provided “as is” and “as available” without any warranty of any kind by Samsung. Samsung expressly disclaims all warranties of any kind, either express or implied.

Use of Beta software is voluntary and at your own risk, and you are solely responsible for any damage resulting from your use of Beta, including loss of data. Samsung is not responsible for any damages resulting from or related to participation in the One UI Beta Program.

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Samsung donates $1 million for LA Wildfire recovery

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Samsung America and Samsung Semiconductor have pledged $1 million in product donations to help people affected by the recent wildfires in LA (Los Angeles), the US. They are working with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles, Team Rubicon, and the Los Angeles Unified School District Education Foundation to provide immediate support and long-term recovery.

Samsung focuses on three main areas to support wildfire recovery. These are:

Home Appliances to Rebuild and Restore

First, Samsung will donate home appliances through Habitat for Humanity to help families get back into their homes. These appliances are especially important for families who are uninsured or underinsured. By providing these items, Samsung aims to make it easier for people to rebuild their homes and start the recovery process.

Supporting Education

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The Korean tech giant is partnering with the LAUSD Education Foundation to provide PCs, tablets, and other tools to students and teachers. This will help ensure that over 500,000 students can continue their education without interruption. Many of these students are from the areas most affected by the wildfires.

Samsung $1Million Los Angeles donation

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Assisting Disaster Response Teams

Samsung is supporting Team Rubicon, a veteran-led group that helps during and after disasters. They will provide communication devices to make it easier for the team to coordinate with local agencies and volunteers.

Samsung’s $1 million donation is a big step in helping people and communities recover in LA. With this donation, the company is showing its dedication to supporting communities in need.

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Galaxy S25 sets the standard for AI content transparency

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Samsung Galaxy S25 series breaks ground in AI content transparency. In the press release, the company announced that the new phones are the first mobile devices in the world to support Content Credentials.

Content Credentials backed by C2PA ensure AI content transparency on the Samsung Galaxy S25 series. Notably, C2PA is the open technical standard from the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity.Content Credentials backed by C2PA (Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity) ensure AI content transparency on Samsung Galaxy S25 series.Content Credentials backed by C2PA (Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity) ensure AI content transparency on Samsung Galaxy S25 series.

Samsung joined the C2PA party with the Galaxy S25 series. The company is working with Adobe, Microsoft, OpenAI, Google, Publicis Groupe, and more to set Content Credentials as the universal standard for digital content provenance.

Committed to responsible mobile AI innovation, Samsung has adopted Content Credentials to foster transparency for content created and edited with generative AI. It would continue to be featured in next-gen flagship Galaxy models.

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The Galaxy S25 series introduces innovative AI and Generative AI capabilities. Snapdragon increases the on-device processing approach, but some features still require cloud-based processing for the execution of AI tasks.

Knowledge Graph ensures relevant and useful recommendations for users. As the usage of AI increases, the risk of data and privacy theft increases. Meanwhile, Samsung ensured Content Credentials to safeguard user privacy.

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On January 22, Samsung launched the Galaxy S25 series. The general availability has officially begun on February 7. The company has also confirmed that the phones will gradually be available in over 120 countries worldwide.

The new One UI 7 introduces smooth fluid system animations. The features are also refined to elevate user experiences on Galaxy devices. For older devices, the Stable One UI 7 update rollout has not yet been detailed by Samsung.

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One UI, Android experts discuss S25’s Galaxy AI and Gemini upgrades

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At the Galaxy AI Future Lab, One UI and Android experts discussed Galaxy AI and Gemini upgrades in the Philippines. Executives from Samsung and Google also showcased the Galaxy S25 series, which introduces AI innovations.

Ben Ting-Martin (Google APAC Lead for Android) and Jun Guevara (Samsung Philippines Head of Product Marketing for Mobile Experience) discussed these innovations, moderated by Gian Viterbo of Gadget Pilipinas.

Key Points on Galaxy AI & Gemini:

Context-Aware Intelligence:

  • Galaxy AI in the S25 series learns from user patterns to provide proactive, context-sensitive assistance, making it a true AI companion.
  • Gemini Live facilitates real-time, multi-step tasks via voice or text commands, enhancing efficiency.

Productivity Enhancements:

  • Now Brief helps professionals by offering personalized daily planning based on AI insights into sleep, weather, and schedules.
  • Live Translate supports over 100 languages, aiding travelers by breaking down language barriers.
  • Circle to Search has been upgraded for quick, contextual searches, now including music recognition.
  • AI Select intelligently interprets screen content to offer relevant actions like turning videos into GIFs or summarizing text.

Security and Privacy:

  • Both companies emphasize robust security features, including end-to-end encryption and user control over data privacy.
  • Sensitive processing occurs on-device, ensuring user data is not retained longer than necessary.

The integration of One UI with Android, leveraging Galaxy AI and Gemini, marks a significant advancement in making smartphones not just devices but intelligent assistants.

This collaboration is seen as a move towards making phones work smarter for users, enhancing both productivity and user experience while maintaining stringent privacy and security standards.

Galaxy AI and Gemini

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Samsung brings One UI 7 support to RegiStar Good Lock module

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Samsung has released a new update for its RegiStar Good Lock module, now supporting One UI 7. The update arrives with version 1.0.58, which includes essential enhancements to make sure the app works smoothly with the new One UI 7 and improves its overall stability.

One UI 7 is the latest version of Samsung’s software, offering new features and improvements. However, Good Lock modules like RegiStar were not working on it. This new update for Samsung RegiStar ensures it’s fully compatible with One UI 7, so users can enjoy a seamless experience without any problems.

Moreover, the update also improves the stability of the app. This means the app should work better and be less likely to freeze or crash. For users who rely on RegiStar to customize their Samsung Galaxy phones, this is an important update.

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Samsung is making sure that users can continue to customize their phones without worrying about glitches or crashes on One UI 7 software. The update helps the app run smoothly, even with the new features.

The new version updates the Register app interface to perfectly align with the One UI 7 design. You can install the latest version of the Samsung RegiStar app via the Galaxy Store or from the Good Lock app itself.

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5.8mm! Galaxy S25 Edge to be incredibly thin, iPhone 17 Air to be thanked

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At the Galaxy Unpacked, Samsung showcased the Galaxy S25 Edge prototype. The smartphone is expected to be launched in the second quarter. A new input talks about the thin design dimensions and trade-offs of the Galaxy S25 Edge.

Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge is expected to be incredibly thin to 5.84mm. iPhone 17 Air has reportedly forced Samsung to rethink the S25 Edge’s design decision. That said, the company has made last-minute changes that are bold.

Insider says that Samsung planned a 6.4mm Galaxy S25 Edge (Slim). The device was assumed to have a triple camera setup including a telephoto lens. However, a sleeker design was preferred to compete with the iPhone 17 Air.

The dimensions of the phone are rumored to be 158.2 x 75.5 x 5.84 mm. The major difference between prototype and CAD renders (by Onleaks) is because of the fact that Samsung has been testing two different design prototypes.

To reduce the thickness, Samsung has reportedly dropped the Telephoto camera. The battery is also getting reduced to under 4000mAh. These trade-offs are only aligned at reducing the thickness to challenge the iPhone 17 Air.

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Key Changes & Design Highlights:

  • Ultra-thin body: 5.84mm, down from the earlier 6.4mm prototype
  • Camera cutback: Now a dual-camera setup (200MP main + 50MP ultra-wide), with no telephoto lens
  • Camera bump issue: Samsung designed an oblong camera module to create an optical illusion, making the protrusion appear less significant

Apple’s iPhone 17 Air could be thinner between 5.5mm and 6.0mm. The device could have only one rear camera as part of achieving the ultra-thin profile. A single speaker is also possible instead of stereo speakers for audio.

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