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Galaxy AI and One UI 6.1 Features: Here’s everything Galaxy S23’s 3GB update brings
On March 28, the Samsung Galaxy S23 series started getting the One UI 6.1 update with Galaxy AI features. Notably, the firmware weighs about 3GB and undoubtedly, the package has pretty much to explore.
Galaxy AI Features
Samsung’s latest software brings 11 Galaxy AI features to the Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23 Plus and Galaxy S23 Ultra. The flagships have also got a handful of on-device AI features, listed under the Advanced intelligence settings page.
1️⃣ 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.
2️⃣Translate 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.
3️⃣ 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.
4️⃣ 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.
5️⃣ Summarize and translate webpages
Get the information you need quickly by summarizing 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.
6️⃣ Note smarter, not harder
Note assist lets you do more than ever before in Samsung Notes. You can automatically format, summarize, correct, translate, and generate covers for your notes.
7️⃣ Automatically transcribe voice recordings
Use Transcript assist to convert recordings of meetings, lectures, voice memos, and more into text, then summarize them for quick review. You can even translate the transcripts and summaries to review them in other languages.
8️⃣ 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.
9️⃣ 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.
1️⃣0️⃣ 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.
1️⃣1️⃣ 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.
One UI 6.1 Features and Enhancements
Apart from Galaxy AI features, the software update also brings all the bells and whistles of One UI 6.1. Enhanced performance, improved battery life, reliable and fluid animations, and refined privacy features are worth using.
Create epic images
- Effortlessly enhance your photos
Get special AI recommendations for enhancing your photos and videos. You’ll find options for adding star trails, long exposure, colorizing, 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.
Customize 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.
- More widgets for your Lock screen
Additional widgets are available for your Lock screen and Always On Display so you can quickly check useful information without unlocking your phone. The new widgets include Weather, Samsung Health, Battery, Reminder, Calendar, and Clock.
- Customize 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 personalize 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.
- Customize 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.
- Broadcast sound with Auracast
Broadcast the sound from your phone so others can listen. Anyone nearby with a Bluetooth LE Audio device will be able to listen to your broadcast.
- 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
- 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.
- More information in the Weather widget
The weather widget will let you know when severe thunderstorms, snowfall, or other precipitation is on the forecast in your local area.
- Voice input without leaving the keyboard
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 minimized apps at once
A new button lets you reopen all of the minimized apps at once when you have more than one pop-up window minimized.
- 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.
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- 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.
- Maximum protection: You can also choose to limit the maximum charge to 80% for maximum protection.
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Gemini now answers questions on your locked Android phone
Google’s AI assistant, Gemini, just got a major upgrade for your lock screen. Previously, you could only use Gemini for basic tasks like controlling music or setting alarms. But now, you can ask general questions without even unlocking your phone!
Imagine you’re on the go and need to know the weather for the day. With this update, simply say “Hey Gemini, what’s the weather like?” and Gemini will answer you right there on the lock screen, reading the answer aloud for your convenience.
What’s in this update?
Gemini can now answer your general questions without needing you to unlock your phone first. This means quicker access to information you need on the fly. If you want to follow up with more details, tapping the text field lets you authenticate (like with your fingerprint) and continue the conversation seamlessly.
A new “Gemini on lock screen” setting lets you choose if you want this feature enabled. You can also keep the existing “Google Assistant on lock screen” option for different needs.
This feature is still rolling out, so you might not see it immediately. Additionally, while Gemini can answer general questions, it can’t access personal information or perform complex tasks from the lock screen yet. However, Google plans to allow access to certain Gemini “Extensions” in the future, which could further expand its capabilities.
This update is a big step forward for hands-free interaction with your Android phone. Now you can get quick answers from Gemini without interrupting your workflow!
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Google Pixel 9 Pro may come with a complimentary one-year Gemini Advanced subscription
Google’s shaking things up this year with the new device launch event. The company is going to launch the new Pixel 9 phones in August, a few months earlier than usual. This might be to compete with Apple’s upcoming iPhone 16 release in September.
Well, Here’s something exciting for Pixel 9 Pro buyers: Google is including a free subscription to something called Gemini Advanced with the phone, first discovered by 9to5google.
The Google Pixel 9 Pro buyers (including the Pro, Pro XL, and Pro Fold models) might get a whole year of Gemini Advanced for free. This would normally cost $240 because it also includes 2TB of storage space on Google One.
There’s also a hint that regular Pixel 9 buyers might get a shorter trial of Gemini Advanced (maybe 6 months) to try it out. This is a great way to see if you like it before you pay for it.
Overall, this is a great deal for Pixel 9 Pro buyers. You’re getting a powerful phone with a free bonus that can help you with all sorts of tasks.
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YouTube Music testing AI-Powered radio stations based on mood
YouTube Music is testing a cool new AI feature where you can tell it what kind of music you’re in the mood for, and it will create a custom playlist for you.
This feature is still being tested on a few users, but it uses fancy AI to understand what you want and play songs that match that feeling. If it works out, you might see a new option in YouTube Music called “Ask for music any way you like.”
This new feature is different from the usual “Create a radio” option. Normally, you pick a song or artist to get similar music.
This new one lets you chat with the app. Type or speak what kind of music you want, and it will create a playlist based on your mood. It even gives you some ideas. This feature is still being tested, but it might be a game-changer for finding new music.
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