Top One UI 5.1 features leak ahead of the Samsung Galaxy S23 launch

Updated on 29-Jan-2023
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One UI 5.1 changelog has leaked.

From the leak we gather a fair bit about the One UI changes and features coming to the Galaxy S23 series.

Here are the top One UI 5.1 features based on the leaked changelog.

Samsung Galaxy Unpacked is just around the corner and just a few days ahead of the schedule the upcoming One UI 5.1 changelog has leaked online. The One UI 5.1 leak from WinFuture reveals key software features of the Galaxy S23 lineup. While some of these changes are likely to reach other Samsung phones, there are select One UI 5.1 features that are expected to be exclusive to the Galaxy S23 series. Let’s read about all of those One UI 5.1 changes and features here.

Top One UI 5.1 features

1. Easily change the hue of selfies

There is a new "Effects" button on the side of the camera app’s viewfinder screen, clicking which you can change the hue of your selfies.

2. Quickly access Expert RAW mode

One UI 5.1 camera app offers the Expert RAW mode within the Advanced menu so that you can easily click raw photos.

3. Auto suggestions for Shared Family Album

One UI 5.1 Gallery app will start suggesting photos for the Shared Family Album based on built-in facial recognition.

Each family member (provided the total is 6 family members) would get 5GB of storage.

4. Battery widget

One UI 5.1 introduces a battery widget that shows the battery status of all the connected Galaxy devices and these could be a Galaxy smartphone, Galaxy smartwatch, Galaxy earbuds, etc.

5. Glance view of key photo details

Swipe up on a photo or video in your Gallery and you will see the time, location, and other details of the file in question.

6. Enhanced facial recognition-based Gallery search

You will be able to just tap on a face and search for all the photos including that.

7. Dynamic Weather app widget

The Weather widget is said to reflect the current weather conditions in terms of illustrations and animations.

8. Seamless browsing sync between Samsung Internet on phone and PC

You will be able to seamlessly switch between the Samsung Internet on your Galaxy smartphone and your PC (running Windows 20H1 or later) browser.

9. Mood and mode-based wallpaper switching

Similar to focus modes on iOS, the One UI 5.1 will also let you set different backgrounds on the lock screen and home screen depending on modes like work, sports, etc.

10. AR emoji filter and edits

AR emojis can be swapped with faces (up to 3) in the frame for a photo or video.

There’s a lot more to unpack in this changelog. But, these are our top picks.

G. S. Vasan

Vasan is a word weaver and tech junkie who is currently geeking out as a news writer at Digit.

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