Samsung One UI 5 is now available for Samsung Galaxy phones.
For a firm that constantly mocks Apple, Samsung undoubtedly likes to follow in its footsteps. Only a month ago, iOS 16 introduced lock screen customization for iPhones, and while Android has had these options for some time, Samsung is now adding even more flexibility to its lock screen with One UI 5.
The latest upgrade to Samsung’s own Android skin has begun to be sent to Galaxy devices worldwide. For the time being, it is only available on the latest and finest phones, but it should gradually spread to cheaper and older models as well. Owners of the Galaxy S22 (Exynos version) in some locations have already begun receiving the OTA update.
A slew of other Galaxy phones are still in the beta program, working out any flaws before receiving their own stable versions, but Samsung pledges to send the upgrade to all eligible phones shortly.
The company has also published an official One UI 5 introductory video, which highlights all of the major forthcoming features.
Customization will be taken to the next level with a single UI 5 lock screen. You will be able to select numerous photographs from your phone gallery to act as a wallpaper carousel, as well as films, to display on your lock screen. It will also select colors from your wallpaper to fit the time and date. You can manually select colors and styles or let the phone do it for you.
More practical features include stacked widgets, which allow you to swipe between multiple widgets on a single tile. The security and privacy dashboards will be unified, and Galaxy Watches will receive additional customization choices. Bixby will do a better job of converting text to speech and voice to text for a more smooth audio-calling experience.
Launch Window
Here’s how the update will be sent to various Galaxy devices.
October
- Galaxy S22
- Galaxy S22+
- Galaxy S22 Ultra
November
- Galaxy Z Fold4
- Galaxy Z Flip4
- Galaxy Z Fold3
- Galaxy Z Flip3
- Galaxy S21
- Galaxy S21+
- Galaxy S21 Ultra
- Galaxy Note 20
- Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
- Galaxy S20
- Galaxy S20+
- Galaxy S20 Ultra
- Galaxy Tab S8
- Galaxy Tab S8+
- Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra
- Galaxy Tab S7
- Galaxy Tab S7+
- Galaxy A53 5G
- Galaxy A33 5G
December
- Galaxy Z Fold2
- Galaxy Z Flip 5G
- Galaxy Z Flip
- Galaxy S20 FE
- Galaxy S7 FE
- Galaxy S6 Lite
- Galaxy A52s 5G
- Galaxy A51 5G
- Galaxy A42 5G
- Galaxy A32
January 2023
- Galaxy Tab A7
- Galaxy Tab A7 Lite
- Galaxy Tab Active3
- Galaxy A23
- Galaxy A13
- Galaxy M12
- Galaxy Xcover 5
February 2023
- Galaxy Tab Active4 Pro
It should be noted that regional availability will continue to range between countries. For example, a Galaxy S22 in two separate countries is likely to receive the update at various times, and the same is true for other phones.