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Samsung One UI 5.1.1 Features – Multitasking, Flex Mode, Camera & Gallery and more
Earlier this month, Samsung started the Android 13-based One UI 5.1.1 Beta Program. Since the software is officially unveiling today, we are already aware of the new features as the changelog revealed them at the time of starting One UI 5.1.1 Beta.
Samsung One UI 5.1.1 is based on Android 13, but it’s a major upgrade for Galaxy Z Fold and Galaxy Tab S devices. It brings various new features ranging from Multitasking, Taskbar, and Flex Mode to Quick Share, Camera and Gallery, and Samsung Health.
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The South Korean tech giant will introduce the Galaxy Z Fold 5, Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Galaxy Tab S9 series later this month. All of these devices will come pre-installed with One UI 5.1.1 software, while the Galaxy Watch 6 series will boot One UI 5 Watch based on Wear OS 4.
You can check all the latest features and changelog below:
Samsung One UI 5.1.1 Features
Note: Changelog is machine translated
Multitasking
Improved app preview on the Recent Apps screen
- You can preview an app’s running state, such as split-screen, full-screen, or pop-up, on the Recent Apps screen.
Switching directly from pop-up screen to split screen
- You can easily switch to split screen by pressing and holding the handle at the top of the pop-up window and dragging it to the desired side.
Move the pop-up to the side and easily re-light it to come
- Move the pop-up screen to the side for a while, and easily bring it back when you need it. You can drag the pop-up screen sideways to move it out of your view, then tap it again to bring it back to its original position.
Check minimized apps with the S Pen
- When you move the S Pen over the icon of a minimized app, a preview is displayed so you can see what the app will look like when launched.
Taskbar
Show more recent apps on the taskbar
- You can display up to 4 recently used apps on the taskbar.
Adjust the taskbar area according to the number of icons
- If there are 7 or fewer icons displayed on the taskbar, the taskbar area is automatically adjusted to make it easier to select the home button, recent apps button, and back button at the bottom of the screen.
Flex Mode
More Apps in Flex Mode Panel
- You can now use Flex Mode Panel in a variety of apps that support multi-window screens. Turn on the Flex Mode panel option, fold the phone, and press the button displayed on the navigation bar.
Make media control easier
- In the flex mode panel, you’ll see buttons to jump forward or backward 10 seconds, and pressing the time bar will time the point where you’re holding it to get you exactly where you want it.
Customize the Toolbar
- Customize the toolbar of the Flex Mode panel as you like, and easily perform various functions such as split screen view and screen capture. You can add, remove, reorder, or move an icon by long-pressing it.
Quick Share
Share with contacts, even those far away
- You can always share files with your contacts, even if the person you want to share with is not nearby.
Share important content more securely
- Protect shared content more safely. You can set an expiration date on a shared file, or unshare it any time you want. You can also prevent others from saving or sharing files.
Samsung Health
Improved sleep coaching content and design
- We’ve improved the sleep coaching content and design so you can see your progress at a glance and improve your sleep habits more easily. (Galaxy Watch4 or higher)
Make your sleep data more meaningful
- We’ve improved the screen design and added explanations to make it easier to see and better understand the various factors in your sleep score. (Galaxy Watch4 or later)
Skin temperature measurement during sleep
- Create a more comfortable sleep environment by measuring how your skin temperature changes during sleep. (Galaxy Watch5 or higher)
Key workout metrics at once
- The summary information screen has been improved so that you can check the main exercise data at once right after the exercise is over.
- New badges, congratulatory messages, various high records, and more. Stay motivated and manage your precious health more consistently with improved Samsung Health.
Camera and Gallery
You can change the date and time notation of the watermark to suit your style.
Improved design of Flex Mode in Pro Mode
To make it easier to shoot the way you want, manual setting options such as ISO and shutter speed are displayed across the entire lower area of the screen when the phone is folded in Pro and Pro Video modes.
Select multiple photos at once in capture view
- When using capture view on the main screen, you can select multiple photos by long-pressing them. Easily select multiple photos and share or delete them all at once.
More convenient remaster preview
- Thumbnails are displayed below the image being remastered, and by clicking on the thumbnail, you can compare the remastered version and the original side by side on a larger screen.
Apply effects with ease
- The sliders have been replaced with dials, allowing you to fine-tune filters and tonal effects with one hand in the gallery.
Copy and paste effects
- You can copy the tones and filters applied to your favorite photos and paste them into other photos.
Additional changes
Drag and drop with both hands
- Tap and drag files, photos, and other items with one hand, and select a location or folder with the other hand.
- The feature is available in My Files and on the Home screen.
Use your phone while charging other devices with wireless battery sharing
- If you open your phone with the main screen facing down, you can charge your Galaxy Buds, Galaxy Watch, and other devices with wireless battery sharing on the other screen while continuing to use your phone on the cover screen.
Efficient storage management
- When the remaining built-in storage space is less than 5GB or 10%, My Files displays app cache information. Easily free up space without having to delete apps or files.
Improvements to Device Care’s memory management feature
- Provides more detailed information about apps using your phone’s memory, and lets you easily put apps that use too much memory into a sleep state.
- Change the mode directly from the lock screen to the mode you want, such as sleep mode or driving mode.
Customize the Samsung Internet screen layout to your taste
- If you move the address bar to the bottom of the screen, the tab bar and bookmark bar are also displayed at the bottom of the screen.
Samsung is making sure the Galaxy S25’s new features will be available on older phones, too. In a recent development, Samsung has provided the Best Face AI feature to Galaxy S24 and S23 users with the latest One UI 7 Beta update.
With the Galaxy S25 series, Samsung introduced Best Face, with the feature now available on the Galaxy S24 and S23 series and the A56. Levaraging AI, the functionality allows you to fix an individual or group photo effortlessly.
You may have encountered a big issue while taking group selfies or pictures. In a group photo, the face of an individual or more may lead you to capture another photo due to closed eyes, different view point angle or any odd aspect.
Well, you will no longer need to capture dozens of photos to get the best group shot.
Best Face
When enabled, Best Face displays improvements for faces in a group shot. You can pick the most preferred shot from the display once and apply the fix. It will swiftly apply the chosen face on the individual while keeping others intact.
Notably, Best Face only shows suggestions when the picture is captured in Motion Photo mode. The shot taken as Motion Photo adapts a little longer scene than a fixed shot, which lets the Best Face display suggest leveraging AI.
To use Best Face, open an image having the face of an individual or a group. Swipe up the way you access the Remaster and Object Eraser, and you get a new Best Face tool. Well, the photo must be a Motion photo otherwise, the option won’t appear.
Users of the Galaxy S23 series have upgraded to One UI 7 Beta 2. The update brings at least four new features and system improvements. Meanwhile, Gemini Live is causing One UI Home to crash on the Galaxy S23 series running One UI 7 Beta 2.
Samsung’s system launcher for home keeps crashing on the Galaxy S23 series with One UI 7 Beta 2, probably due to Gemini Live. It seems the new Google Assistant isn’t accurately optimized for the Galaxy S23 series, causing crash problems.
Users of the Galaxy S23 series report that the home screen renders useless and then a crashing notice appears. The said notice allows the user to either wait for the system to respond or end the task to immediately resolve the problem.
Notably, users are able to reproduce the glitch. It happens when you open Gemini Live and then trigger the Live Notifications. As soon as you land on the home screen, the problem will appear, making the screen useless until the crash notice appears.
Since the issue is causing under Beta Program, it isn’t a big deal. As many users spotted the same problem, Samsung will address it in the next Beta update. There might also be a Beta 2 Hotfix to resolve the crashing issue quickly.
Apart from this, the home screen has another issue related to the Large Folders feature. The folder popup lacks a blur background, which reduces the uniformity of the software. A similar issue was spotted on the Galaxy S24’s One UI 7 Beta earlier.
Web searches for One UI 7 have increased on the internet for the past two months and already surpassed Android 15 and the upcoming version simultaneously in terms of users’ interest.
Android is the world’s largest mobile operating system, making an ecosystem of hundreds of companies, and Samsung has a unique role in popularizing Google’s OS with its vast device range.
In the past five years, Samsung has deepened Android ecosystem’s integration in One UI. For example, it dropped some of the home-grown Google apps and service alternatives to act ‘more’ like an Android.
Despite an Android base, One UI 7 has gained massive popularity, which didn’t happen before, and here we’ll explore the possible reasons for this new development.
New Upgrades
Samsung unveiled One UI 7 with major upgrades in animations, user interface and operational fluency. The software experience is much better than it predecessor, which is captivating for existing smartphone owners.
The beta program started with the Galaxy S24 series, 2024’s flagship phones, which triggered global media coverage about One UI 7 beta. The users were excited about new additions, revealed by early beta testers, generating excitement.
S25
The real One UI 7 hype began with the Galaxy S25 series launch in mid-January. This new flagship was the first to pack with a stable software and a couple of additional features that weren’t even available for beta testers at that time.
This year, Samsung majorly focused its launch event on the software and AI features compared and less on the hardware.
Again, the majority of the media covered the Galaxy S25 series’ software side, making it even more compelling to the previous flagship users.
Rollout delay
One UI 7 is a big update, but its rollout delay is quite unsatisfying. The majority of Galaxy users weren’t aware of the One UI 7 (Android 15) rollout. This release suspense has garnered a mass internet search about eligible devices and release date.
This trend remained the same after the S25 release and picked up pace with every rumor and leak about this software’ release. On March 18, an official press-release finally unraveled Samsung’s April plan for One UI 7, ending this long-standing mystery.
Search Trends
Since early December, I’ve seen tons of online articles about this new update. I also take a look at the Google Trends search volume from December 1, 2024, to March 25, 2025.
It shows that One UI 7’s search volume is on par with Android 15, but its search interest is above both Android versions.
It’s not about competition between Samsung and Google, instead, the search reflects the higher user interest in Samsung’s software technologies.
This is also good for Google in terms of partnership with Samsung and promoting new capabilities such as Gemini and circle to search in Galaxy devices.
Still, Samsung needs to work on its rollout efficiency to delivery software updates on time.
Source – Google Trends
Samsung has pushed the One UI 7 Beta 2 update for Galaxy Tab S10 Plus and Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra devices. The update is currently available in Korea, and the company will soon expand it to more countries.
The new Beta update fixes Home-related issues to provide better Home screen functions. It also improves Bluetooth-related issues that users encountered in the previous beta.
Moreover, it resolves several minor issues that affect the Galaxy Tab S10 series’ performance. Aside from this, the screen ratio adjustment is officially applied as a display.
One UI 7 Beta 2 update for Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Plus and Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra can be identified via One UI build versions ending with ZYC5. Users of these devices will have to download around 1.06 GB package to install the update.
The update does not bring any new features for the Galaxy Tab S10 series, but it enhances some functions for a smoother experience. It installs the March 2025 security patch to improve system security and stability.
If you are testing Beta on your Galaxy Tab S10 Plus or Ultra, install the latest beta update now. For that, you just need to open the Settings app >> tap on the Software Update >> click the Download and install option.
Full Changelog:
- Home related error improvements
- Improved Bluetooth related errors
- Many other improvements
*Other: Screen ratio adjustment is officially applied as a display – screen ratio function.
Samsung is about to announce the One UI 7 Beta Program for the Galaxy A55. Earlier this month, the company expanded the Beta Program to the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Z Flip 6, as well as the Galaxy S23 series shortly after.
The official One UI 7 Beta expansion was also confirmed for the Galaxy A55. The company seems to be gearing up to meet the release deadline “within this month.” The recent development brings Beta one step closer to the A55.
Samsung India has published the One UI 7 Beta noticeboard for A55 smartphone users. It’s like teasing the potential launch of the Beta Program. As the community is live on the website, the Beta Program will also be here shortly.
One UI 7 introduces an all-new user interface for Galaxy devices. Samsung has brought select AI features to the Galaxy A55 and A35, so it’s highly likely that the new Awesome Intelligence tricks will also come along with One UI 7.
The Galaxy A56 introduces “Awesome Intelligence,” a suite of AI-powered features. Highlights include Best Face for perfect group shots, Auto Trim for effortless video editing, and enhanced Circle to Search for seamless discovery.
Source – Samsung
The company has rolled out six Betas for the S24 series, two for the S23 series, and three for the foldable phones. Meanwhile, the Galaxy A55’s Beta Program would be a brief testing activity to ensure the reliability on a non-flagship.
The Korean tech giant wouldn’t face issues as it has already launched a handful of entry-level and mid-range phones with the latest OS. The Beta Program would be aimed at testing the new firmware and its features among Public.
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