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Samsung One UI 7 homescreen to get iOS 18 makeover [Image]
One UI 7 could add a new homescreen icon and widget style page in Settings. This will allow Samsung smartphone users to customize the homescreen layout. The new option would bring an iOS-inspired appearance to Galaxy devices.
X tipster chunvn8888 leaked another screenshot of the alleged One UI 7 version. The image shows the Icon and widget style layout page. It has two options to choose from, letting Galaxy users replace the current layout with an iOS-like design.
The page will have Classic and Bold options for homescreen Icons and Widgets. The company seemingly updated the One UI Home app with new options. Using these options, you can decide the appearance of apps and widgets on your Galaxy’s homescreen.
Classic keeps the current homescreen layout while the Bold turns it to iOS. When enabled, the Bold option will enlarge app icons and widgets. The size will increase in favor of ditching labels from apps and widgets, ultimately turning to iOS homescreen.
Currently, there’s no such page in the One UI 6.1 to alter the layout. Notably, Chinese vendors offer heavy customization options for homescreen. Meanwhile, Samsung is taking a page from Apple’s iOS 18 book for its next big One UI upgrade.
By removing labels, Galaxy users could experience a cleaner homescreen. There are some minor glitches in the app or widget labels in One UI. Larger names of apps are also concerning as they fail to optimize in a single line to match with others.
Samsung should have explored beyond what’s available in Apple’s iOS. OnePlus and Oppo offer the ability to change app icon shapes, remove labels, and bring dynamic colors to icons. Removing labels and enlarging element size isn’t a breakthrough.
Well, the image is just a leaked input from a credible source. We will have our hands on the upcoming Samsung software when it launches in Public Beta. Till then, enjoy having a sneak peek reading possible changes in One UI 7.
