One UI 7 will skyrocket Samsung Galaxy S25 user experience

Samsung is the last among all Android smartphone makers to release an Android 15 based software upgrade for its devices but it seems that the One UI 7 delay is highly relative to the Galaxy S25 series user experience.

Last year, Samsung released the One UI 6 beta program in August, right after the Android 14 release. The software is packed with new personalization features.

This year, Google also pushed the Android 15 release to October, which allowed Samsung to delay its beta activity by a few months and take the stable release around the Galaxy S25 series release in January 2025.

Yesterday, the phone maker started the One UI 7 beta rollout for the Galaxy S24 series. The program first landed in Germany, the US, and the UK and will expand through other markets.

The latest software is designed with a new approach and differentiates from the current One UI version. Among these, Samsung has paid full attention to UI and animations.

The first beta revealed that the old-school quick settings panel is now divided into two sections. One is dedicated to notifications and the other is for quick settings.

The notifications panel uses onboard AI to manage your notifications and decide the priority for what’s important. The new quick settings help you organize the icons better than One UI 6.1.

It has sections organized for easy access, media, connectivity, and volume sliders. Furthermore, the edit option is reinvented for a more personalized user experience.

Samsung has changed the app icons for a fresh look and the touch response has been improved as well.
The key attraction for the software also brings us to animation.

The changes made to the UI are directly related to the transitions throughout the software, which include the lock screen, lock and wake-up sequence, switching apps, and more.

The minimalistic Now Bar widgets are unique and catch attention. For example, the mini widget in the bottom allows you to tap and enlarge it in the center. It offers key options to manage their essential features without unlocking the device.

However, the concept here is to improve the finger’s reach at the bottom. Also, the animation of enlarging the widget is very smooth.

The existing One UI version keeps such widgets in the center by default and doesn’t offer such flexibility, especially not at this scale.

One UI 7 (Credit – Samsung)

Galaxy S25

The next-gen Samsung flagship is coming with a new Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset. This is the fastest Snapdragon chip Qualcomm has ever designed for mobile devices. It has a better neural processing unit for generative AI, allowing the S25 devices to deliver new AI features.

One UI 7’s user experience will also rely on this new chip. The enhanced performance will take power from Snapdragon 8 Elite to render the visuals and animations on screen.

As a result, the Samsung Galaxy S25 lineup will be able to visualize the entire One UI 7 experience like never before.
Furthermore, the new flat screen and low bezels in Galaxy S25 Ultra will maximize the One UI 7 further.

Check our S25 series section to know more.