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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 users receiving One UI 4.1.1 update in the US
Samsung is expanding the One UI 4.1.1 update for Galaxy Z Flip 3 users in the US at the Verizon Mobile network. Users can identify the latest update via One UI build version F711USQU2DVHB.
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One UI 4.1.1 update for Galaxy Z Flip 3 comes with a Cover screen’s new functionalities and advanced Quick Shot features to enhance the experience. In addition to this, the update also installs an August 2022 security patch to improve system security and stability.
Galaxy Z Flip 3 users can manually install this major One UI 4.1.1 update via visiting their smartphone Settings >> Software Update >> Download and Install. Now, follow the on-screen instructions to update the latest version.
WHAT’S NEW
This software update brings the latest One UI 4.1.1, with new productivity and camera features and enhancements. The latest Android security patch and performance improvements are also included in this update.
FlexCam
- An upgrade to Quick Shot on the Galaxy Z Flip series now lets you see the preview and take photos in their true ratio on the Cover Screen while allowing you to access Portrait Mode to make every moment photogenic.
- You can also switch seamlessly from Quick Shot to Flex mode while taking photos or recording video, letting you switch between angles without interrupting your shot for a truly hands-free experience.
Cover Screen
- One UI 4.1.1 brings all new functionalities to the Cover Screen on the Galaxy Z Flip series, letting you do more than ever without opening your phone.
- Make calls to your favorite contacts, dial back missed calls and even reply to texts with voice-to-text and emojis right from the Cover Screen. And you can now take more control over your device with additional Quick Setting options, including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, airplane mode and flashlight.
- You can now add pairs or groups of apps to the Taskbar, allowing you to access your favorite app pairs all at once.
September 5, 2022
After Galaxy Z Fold 3, Samsung has started releasing a new update with One UI 4.1.1 for Galaxy Z Flip 3 users in South Korea. This major update brings a bundle of new features and improvements as well as installs an August 2022 security patch to enhance system security and stability.
Identified via One UI build version F711NKSU2DVH9, the latest update comes with the installation package size of 1396.18MB. The update is currently rolling out for South Korean consumers and will expand to more Galaxy Z Flip 3 users in a few hours/days.
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 One UI 4.1.1 – South Korea pic.twitter.com/2jNlyHomvA
— Samsung One UI Updates (@SamsonUpdate) September 5, 2022
One UI 4.1.1 update for Galaxy Z Flip 3 comes with several functions support for the cover screen, which allows users to easily perform various tasks without opening their phone every time. Now, you can send emojis message replies, check your monthly calendar, set up connectivities (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, flight mode, and Flashlight), add contacts using speed dial widgets, SmartThings mode, and much more.
This major update added new watch styles, create video wallpaper, colorful cover screen themes, easily extract and scan text, simplified caller identification, edited wallpapers for the lock screen, and more.
In addition to this, the update also upgrades 12 stock applications in order to enhance the overall device performance. The stocks apps include Samsung Wearable, Notes, Internet, Health, SmartThings, Galaxy Shop, Members, Pay, TV Plus, Calculator, Smart Switch and Voice recorder.
WHAT’S NEW
One UI 4.1.1 Upgrade
Do more without opening your phone, more easily
- Frequently used functions, easy opening from the cover screen Easily perform various tasks on the cover screen without having to open your phone every time. Portrait mode lets you take great selfies, check your monthly calendar, and instantly set up key features like Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, flight mode and a flashlight.
- Message replies can also send emojis from the cover screen on the cover screen or enter text by voice.
- Add your favorite contacts to the cover screen and use the speed dial widget to add a contact to the cover screen and place a direct call with one tap.
SmartThings mode made easy
- SmartThings mode can be easily controlled via the cover screen widget. Now turn on/off various devices such as air conditioners and smart lights at once on the cover screen.
- Unlock by biometric authentication from the cover screen You can unlock your phone by face or fingerprint recognition without opening your phone and perform functions such as Wi-Fi or Bluetooth from the cover screen.
Decorate the cover screen to suit your taste
Added new watch styles
- A new watch design has been added to the cover screen. Choose a style that suits you.
Create your own video wallpaper
- Make your favorite video a moving wallpaper and use it on your cover screen.
- Colorful Cover Screen Themes Customize your cover screen to fit your phone. You can personalize your cover screen with themes downloaded from the Galaxy Store. (Except for some themes)
Take better selfies on your cover screen
- The selfie ratio of the main screen can be used on the cover screen as well as the selfie ratio of the main screen on the cover screen. Now take great selfies in your desired proportions even on the cover screen.
Improved Cover Screen Preview
- You can view the entire photo in its original proportions on the cover screen, or enlarge the photo to fit the screen. Double-tap the screen to switch previews and easily view photos.
- Even if you open your phone, you can take a selfie with the cover screen Even if you open the phone from a closed state to a certain angle, the cover screen remains uninterrupted.
Touchpad improvements in flex mode
Touchpad operation like a PC
- With your phone folded, you can control the Flex Mode panel like a PC.
Easily extract and scan text
Extract images or text from the screen
- You can extract the text using a Samsung keyboard, internet, gallery app, or extract text from screenshots. Easily extract and paste text into messages, emails, or documents without having to type in the text. This function supports Korean, English, French, Italian, German, Portuguese, Spanish, and Chinese. Handwriting in Chinese is not supported.
- Get useful feature recommendations based on the text content of the image You can get useful feature recommendations related to text content from apps such as Gallery and Camera. When you select a phone number or website address from the image, you’ll see a button where you can make a call or a link to the website.
New currency options available
- Answer a call that is difficult to answer right away by text If it is difficult to answer the call, the answer I typed or selected is read for you.
Simplified caller identification
- By setting the desired call background for each contact, you can check who the caller is at a glance when a call comes in.
Additional feature improvements
- Easily switch between split screen and pop-up screen by swiping the screen You can switch to split screen by swiping the bottom of the full screen with two fingers, or switch to the pop-up screen by swiping one corner of the top of the full screen to the center with one finger. Easily switch screens in a way that’s convenient for you. This feature can be turned on or off in settings.
- Quickly open split screen from recent apps screen You can open apps directly from the recent apps screen by dragging them above or below the desired screen. If you hold your phone horizontally, drag the app to the side.
- More powerful Search My Files function Choose whether to search all files or just the current folder. You can search only the file name, or you can also search for information within the file, such as specific words in the document, or location information of an image. Once your search is complete, sort the results by name, date, size, or file type for easy viewing.
- Show app name in Apps edge panel If you turn on Show app name option, the name will be displayed under the app icon.
Edit wallpaper collection for lock screen
- You can select an image to use as your lock screen wallpaper and add or delete it whenever you want.
Samsung officially announced the worldwide release of the Galaxy A56, A36, and A26. Earlier this month, the company launched these new A series phones. Now, the devices are available for open sale in all the smartphone markets worldwide.
The Galaxy A26 and A36 were recently made available in the US, with the Galaxy A56 scheduled for release later; however, the premium Galaxy A series phone has been released in various worldwide markets outside the US.
The new Galaxy A series will be available globally through carriers, retailers and Samsung.com starting today and will come in a range of stylish color options.
- Galaxy A56 5G is available in Awesome Lightgray, Awesome Graphite, Awesome Olive and Awesome Pink.
- Galaxy A36 5G comes in Awesome Lavender, Awesome Black, Awesome White and Awesome Lime.
- Galaxy A26 5G is available in Black, White, Mint and Peach Pink.
“With the launch of the new Galaxy A series, we look forward to more people benefitting from smart and fun mobile experiences that unleash their creativity, all while ensuring the security and reliability users expect from us.” – TM Roh, President and Head of Mobile eXperience Business at Samsung Electronics.
Source – Samsung
Samsung’s Galaxy S25 Ultra has started strong, with sales flagged at 2.55 million units in its first launch month, as per Hana Securities. That number anchors the Galaxy S25 series, which racked up 4.56 million units total after launching on February 7.
The lineup, including the Standard model at 1.17 million and the Plus at 840,000, saw pre-sales end on February 3.
By contrast, the Galaxy S24 series sold 1.42 million units in its debut month, with the S24 Ultra making up 830,000 of those. It launched earlier, on January 31, with pre-sales closing on January 25.
The different launch months—January for S24 and February for S25—mean the raw sales gap doesn’t tell the whole story.
February’s shorter 28 days versus January’s 31, plus the timing of pre-sale and launch windows, muddy a straight comparison.
Daily averages after pre-sales offer a glimpse of 240,000 units for S24 and 180,000 for S25, but Hana Securities notes that practical sales differences in the launch month may not fully show up due to these factors.
The analysts recommend tracking the S25’s progress for a clearer picture.
Globally, Samsung moved 19.03 million units, down 3% from last year but up 15% from the previous month. Every region except India saw a year-over-year decline, with India showing growth, though exact figures weren’t specified.
The S25 series, Ultra included, got mixed reactions depending on the market. The S25 Ultra’s 2.55 million units triple the S24 Ultra’s start, and the series overall far outdid its predecessor’s first month.
Note: The pre-order and release dates mentioned are swapped in Hana Securities report. We’ve mentioned correct dates, but the sales figures were not changed. The article will be updated if Hana Securities make amendments in sales figures.
Samsung Electronics Chairman Jay Y Lee met with Chinese President Xi Jinping today. Attention is focused on the message delivered by President Xi during his meeting with Chairman Lee and other global corporate CEOs.
According to diplomatic sources (via Yonhap), Chinese President Xi began a meeting with representatives of the global business community in Beijing. It appears that Samsung Chairman Lee was among those present at this meeting.
Earlier, Reuters reported that President Xi would hold a roundtable discussion with global corporate CEOs in Beijing. The list of attendees reportedly included the CEOs of BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and the maker of Snapdragon, Qualcomm.
Chairman Lee visited China to attend the China Development Forum on March 23 and 24. He later traveled to Shenzhen to visit BYD headquarters, which is the world’s largest EV manufacturer, and Xiaomi, which has recently entered the EV market.
Samsung Galaxy S26 can beat Apple iPhone 18 in first 2nm chipset adoption. Apple was the first vendor to debut a 3nm chipset in mobile devices, which was later followed by Qualcomm, while Samsung failed in commercialization.
Reports from Taiwanese media suggest that TSMC is expected to have a 2nm process line capable of producing around 50,000 wafers per month by the end of this year. The first customer for the 2-nanometer chips is likely to be Apple.
Previously, the initial orders for TSMC’s advanced processes have been placed by Apple. This time, the 2-nanometer process chip is considered a candidate for the A20 processor, which will go into the iPhone 18 Pro series next year.
TSMC’s 2nm process is said to offer 15% higher performance efficiency than the 3nm process. It would make the iPhone 18 Pro’s A20 processor significantly better than the A18 chipset manufactured using the 3nm process.
Well-known Apple analyst Ming Chi Kuo recently reaffirmed that the test production yield of TSMC’s 2-nanometer process already reached approximately 60 to 70% three months ago, and now it far exceeds that.
Since the iPhone 17 series will retain 3nm chipsets, Samsung can utilize the opportunity to become the world’s first in the 2nm era. The Exynos 2600 is said to be manufactured using Samsung’s 2nm SF2 process technology.
In addition to Apple, Intel is also racing for TSMC’s 2nm process, but full-scale mass production is expected to be pushed back to 2026, after Apple.
Apple plans to invest over $500 billion in the US over the next four years in response to the newly formed Trump Government’s manufacturing strengthening policy, and it will also support TSMC’s Arizona factory with billions of dollars.
Samsung Exynos application processor’s market share has declined in the fourth quarter of the last year. The company’s AP market remained flat year-over-year, while there was a decline of 1% quarter-over-quarter.
Counterpoint Research revealed that Samsung Exynos recorded a 4% share in the worldwide Mobile SoC market in Q4 2024, ranking fifth. This was a 1% drop from the previous quarter, while it remained similar to the same period last year 4%.
Although Samsung increased Exynos shipments, centered on mid- to low-end smartphones like the Galaxy S24 FE, it failed to expand its market presence significantly due to the absence of Exynos 2500 in the Galaxy S25 series.
Counterpoint Research highlighted:
Samsung’s Exynos shipments were flat sequentially in Q4 2024. The Exynos 2400’s shipments have increased with the launch of Samsung’s Galaxy S24 FE.
Further, the Exynos 1480 and Exynos 1330’s shipments have increased due to the high shipment volumes for Samsung’s Galaxy A55 and A16 5G, respectively.
Global Smartphone AP-SoC Market Share: Quarterly | Source – Counterpoint Research
Samsung is highly likely to equip the Exynos 2500 in the affordable Galaxy Z Flip FE this year. The company is expected to hold a Galaxy Unpacked event as early as July this year to unveil the Galaxy Z Flip 7 and Fold 7 foldable phones.
Additionally, Samsung is focusing on developing the Exynos 2600, aiming to boast it in the Galaxy S26 series. Reports suggest that Samsung’s DS Division has recently formed a dedicated task force to improve the Exynos 2600’s performance.
Despite challenges, Samsung isn’t giving up on the Exynos business. Since the Flip FE won’t have as much saturation as the S26 series, the Korean tech giant is parallelly ensuring the Exynos 2600 to be finalized and used in next year’s flagships.
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