It is Samsung’s best job in years

One UI 7 is the latest update of the Samsung Galaxy customization layer. Based on Android 15, it was presented with the Galaxy S25 and since the users of past generations of the Galaxy S and other devices of the company have been waiting to receive the update. Finally it has arrived, after some delays, and it is a more than necessary evolution For the Samsung Galaxy system.

And it is that one ui 7 continues a path that Samsung began with one ui 5, perhaps even with one ui 4: polish the user interface to make it more versatile, intuitive and customizableand add new and interesting new functions, including a lot of artificial intelligence. One UI 7 is a big step on this path, and one of the best updates in years for the Samsung Galaxy.

The evolution of One UI 7 is found in three keys: more control, more functions and more AI

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It is true, one ui 7 has taken to arrive more than we would like. Samsung seems to have encountered some challenges and obstacles to correctly carry this update to compatible mobiles, but the good news is that the wait has been worth it, because there are changes both at the interface level and experience of use, and in the arrival of more functions, especially if you have a Samsung mobile with powerful hardware of recent years.

The update to One UI 7 feels like a true evolution in three important aspects: The user interface, artificial intelligence and the arrival of new functions.

First, Samsung has encouraged GIVE A WASHING ABOUT THE GALAXY DEVICE INTERFACE With new icons, new widgets and significant changes in fast settings and notifications. After updating it feels like a new mobile, like there was an important change in the system, and this is because it was. One of my favorite novelties is the possibility of using larger folders on the desktop screen, which allows us to access the apps that it includes without opening the folder, and offers us more ways to customize the mobile.

But beyond the aesthetic, one ui 7 too improves significantly in its fluidity and the quality of its animations. when we move through the interface the experience feels more fluid, more dynamic. The animations when opening and closing apps have also improved, and all this is part of that face washing that came with the new update.

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As for artificial intelligence, Samsung already had a good amount of tools based on AI through its galaxy ai suite, and this has only improved with one UI 7. The update includes a New Advanced Image Edit Tool Whose results are surprising, it also has an audio editing tool that allows to improve the sound of a video that we record, and what is more important for me and is very useful, has a greater integration with Gemini, a Gemini that is also smarter than ever, since it can do more complex tasks.

To these important changes we also add the arrival of new functions, such as ‘Now Bar’, a new form of Interact with applications from the lock screenlike a kind of dynamic widget (but not ‘dynamic island’) that still feels that he can do just a handful of things, and we hope Samsung will add more possibilities in the future.

One UI 7 is a step in the right direction. What can we expect from One UI 8?

One UI 7 feels like an evolution since it goes beyond adding a couple of new functions and performance improvements: the new version of One UI changes the look Of our mobile phones with new icons, new widgets, new animations, and continues to expand its capacities in artificial intelligence and other native system tools. While it is a criticism more than valid than the wait for One UI 7 has been too long, the good news is that This update has arrived loaded with news It is worth trying and incorporating into our routines.

One UI 8 is expected to arrive early this year, probably next to the Galaxy Z Fold7 and the Galaxy Z Flip7. Rumors say that in this way Samsung would seek to recover its reputation in updates and leave behind the delays of One UI 7. However, this would also mean that One UI 8 It could be a minor update.

Personally, I would prefer to wait a full year until a new greater update loaded with news, instead of having an update with few changes with the name of One UI 8. We will see if these rumors are confirmed, but everything seems to indicate that One UI 7 has been and will continue to be one of the most important updates and significant for the Samsung Galaxy in recent years.

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