TL;DR: Time for a Galaxy Device Upgrade
- One UI 6.1 upgrade introduces new AI-powered features for Galaxy devices, including enhanced search capabilities, real-time translation, and advanced image editing tools.
- The upgrade also includes new customisation options for the home screen, lock screen, and calendar, as well as improved data protection and health management features.
- Users can now share files with other Android devices using Nearby Share, locate their devices with the Samsung Find app, and use passkeys for secure web sign-ins.
Implement Your Galaxy Device Upgrade Now to Samsung One UI 6.1 Upgrade
Are you ready to experience the future of technology? Samsung’s latest update for Galaxy devices introduces a range of new AI features that are sure to impress. From real-time translation of phone calls and in-person conversations to automatic transcription of voice recordings, these innovations are just the beginning of what AI has in store for us.
Galaxy AI One UI 6.1 Upgrade
Instantly search for anything on your screen
Circle to Search with Google lets you easily learn more about anything shown on your screen without switching apps. Just touch and hold the Home button or navigation handle, then circle anything on the screen to start a Google search.
Translate phone calls in real time
Need to call someone who doesn’t speak your language? No problem! Live translate provides real-time translation during calls. The other person on the call can hear what you say in their language, and you can hear their responses in your language. Translations will also appear on the screen.
Translate in-person conversations
The new Interpreter feature lets you translate a conversation any time you need to talk to someone who speaks another language. You can access Interpreter easily from the quick panel. Both people can hear translations read out loud in addition to reading them on the screen.
Translate text in pictures, signs, documents, and more
Instantly translate text wherever you find it. Just point your camera at the text you want to translate, then tap the T button to show more options. You can also translate text that appears in images in your Gallery.
Summarise and translate webpages
Get the information you need quickly by summarising webpages with Browsing assist in Samsung Internet. You can reduce a long read into just the most important bullet points. You can also translate webpages into your language.
Note smarter, not harder
Note assist lets you do more than ever before in Samsung Notes. You can automatically format, summarise, correct, translate, and generate covers for your notes.
Automatically transcribe voice recordings
Use Transcript assist to convert recordings of meetings, lectures, voice memos, and more into text, then summarise them for quick review. You can even translate the transcripts and summaries to review them in other languages.
Do more with Samsung Keyboard
Change the tone of your writing to make it sound professional, casual, or ready to post on social media with Writing assist. You can also get spelling and grammar suggestions in addition to message translation in select chat and text messaging apps.
Reimagine your photos
Generative edit gives you more ways to edit your photos. You can move, remove, or resize the people and objects in your photos, then generate new background to fill in any missing pieces.
Generate unique wallpapers
Use AI to generate unique wallpapers for your Home screen and Lock screen. Just choose a few keywords and let the AI take care of the rest.
Advanced intelligence settings
You have full control over which AI features you want to use and how they process your data. You can even block online processing of your data for all features with a single tap.
Create epic images with this Galaxy device upgrade
Effortlessly enhance your photos
Get special AI recommendations for enhancing your photos and videos. You’ll find options for adding star trails, colorising, and more. Suggestions appear when you tap the i button in Gallery.
Copy and paste from one image to another
Add a missing element to your picture. Just clip an object from an image in Gallery, then go to the image where you want to paste it and choose Paste from clipboard in the More options menu.
Easily create custom stickers
Creating custom stickers has never been easier. After you clip an image in Gallery, you can quickly turn it into a sticker and apply styles such as outline, cutout, vintage, and cartoon.
More accurate image clipping
Get exactly the area you need to clip without any unwanted parts. When you clip an image in Gallery, you have the option of editing the selected area before you save it so you can get your selection just right.
Improved Gallery search
The search screen has been redesigned to make it easier to use. Results are now categorized by type, such as people, places, albums, or stories.
Change playback speed
More videos now support changing the playback speed when you edit a video in Gallery. You can make your video play faster or slower in a specific section that you select or for the entire video.
Edit videos on multiple devices
You can now continue your edits on your phone, tablet, or PC. Export your Studio projects to a file that can be opened on other Galaxy devices.
Customise your Galaxy
New wallpaper editing features
Decorate your wallpaper however you like. When you select an image to use as your wallpaper, you can now apply frames and effects. When your wallpaper includes a person or animal, you can apply depth effects to make the subject stand out from the background.
Additional widgets are available for your Lock screen so you can quickly check useful information without unlocking your phone. The new widgets include Weather, Samsung Health, Battery, Reminder, Calendar, and Clock.
Customise alarm alerts
Use an image, video, or AR emoji to create your own custom alert screens for each alarm. You can even change the layout of where the alarm information appears on the screen.
More stickers to personalise your calendar
You can now add up to 2 stickers for each date on your calendar. Stickers for events are now shown next to the event name in Month view.
Revamped Calendar settings
Calendar settings have been reorganized to be more intuitive. You can also set background colors and images for full-screen calendar alerts.
Customise reminder alerts
Create the right background for each of your reminders. You can now set colors and background images for full-screen reminder alerts.
Do more with reminder categories
You can now choose a representative icon for each reminder category. You can also pin categories you use frequently to the top of the category list.
Turn modes on or off from the Home screen
Turn modes on and off more quickly than before. The new Mode widget lets you add modes directly to your Home screen.
Reorder your modes
You can now change the order that modes are listed on the Modes tab in Modes and Routines.
New routine conditions
You can now start a routine when an alarm of your choice starts ringing or when Smart View connects or disconnects.
Relumino outline
Turn on Relumino outline in Accessibility settings to highlight the outlines of objects in images and videos to make them easier to distinguish for people with low vision.
Connect and share
Share with more devices
Quick Share has merged with Google’s Nearby Share. In addition to Galaxy devices, you can now share with other Android devices even without an internet connection.
Locate your devices
The new Samsung Find app lets you see where all your Galaxy devices are on a map any time. If you lose a device, additional features are available to help you find the device and protect your data.
Share your location with others
With Samsung Find, you can share your location with family, friends, or anyone that you trust. Share for a limited time or all the time. You’re always in control of who can see your location.
Child accounts
Parents can now create Samsung accounts for their children. Child accounts allow young users to use Galaxy apps and services in a safe environment with content that’s appropriate for their age.
Parental controls
Parents can control which content and features their children are allowed to access. This includes controlling purchases and downloads in the Galaxy Store, blocking harmful websites in Samsung Internet, and more.
Family sharing
Family members can optionally share their location with each other in the Samsung Find app. Parents can also set a shared family payment method for the Galaxy Store and allow other family members to use it.
Sync Internet tab groups with other devices
Easily pick up where you left off during your last browsing session no matter which device you were using. Tab groups that you create on one device will appear in Samsung Internet on other Galaxy devices signed in to your Samsung account.
Protect your data
Enhanced data protection in Samsung Cloud
Rest assured that no one can access your data but you, even if there’s a data breach. You can turn on end-to-end encryption for data that’s synced with Samsung Cloud.
Fast and secure sign-ins with passkeys
Passkeys provide more security for web sign-ins without the need to remember complicated passwords. Use passkeys to sign in to supported websites with biometric authentication in Samsung Internet.
Manage your health
Enhanced exercise experience
Compete against your past running results in Samsung Health to try to beat your previous time. You can also crop exercises after you finish to remove any unnecessary time at the beginning or end.
More options for daily activity targets
You now have more options for setting your daily activity targets in Samsung Health. If a step goal doesn’t work for you, you can change to floors climbed or active hours instead.
Improved cycle tracking
When you record your physical symptoms and moods, options you’ve used frequently in the past will appear at the top of the screen. You can also now set custom moods if the default options don’t match how you’re feeling.
Even More Improvements with this Galaxy Device One UI 6.1 upgrade
Easier to access Video call effects and Mic mode
Video call effects and Mic mode will now appear in the quick panel during voice and video calls so you can control how others see and hear you during calls. You can set a background color or image, focus on your voice by blocking background sounds, and more.
The weather widget will let you know when severe thunderstorms, snowfall, or other precipitation is on the forecast in your local area.
The keyboard now remains visible while using voice input so you can easily switch back to typing whenever you need to. Tap the mic button at the bottom of the screen to enter text using your voice at any time while using the keyboard.
Open all minimised apps at once
A new button lets you reopen all of the minimised apps at once when you have more than one pop-up window minimised.
Google search suggestions in Finder
When you search using Finder, you’ll also get suggested web searches from Google.
More ways to protect your battery
Choose from 3 different protection options to help extend your battery’s lifespan. Basic protection keeps your charge between 95% and 100%. Adaptive protection pauses charging while you’re asleep and finishes charging just before you wake up. You can also choose to limit the maximum charge to 80% for maximum protection.
Easily add coupons and boarding passes to Samsung Wallet
When you take a screenshot that contains a coupon or boarding pass, a button will appear that lets you add it to Samsung Wallet.
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