We’ve reviewed Samsung’s Galaxy S24 Ultra, and thanks in no small part to its AI capabilities, it continues the tradition of being top of the hill in the Android smartphone segment. A delicious mix of hardware and (Galaxy) AI features, such as the Interpreter app and the ability to remaster your photos, give the S24 series an added advantage compared to other flagship rivals. But what about its predecessor, the Galaxy S23 series?
Rest assured, Samsung plans to share the AI love with the Galaxy S23 series and other 2023 flagship devices via the One UI 6.1 update, which will officially begin rolling out towards the end of March.
What Will The One UI 6.1 Update Bring?
Samsung says that the One UI 6.1 update will add a bunch of Galaxy AI features to last year’s phones, including the following:
- Chat Assist: Users can adjust the tone of the message and also translate the content into 13 different languages
- Live Translate: Benefit from real-time voice and text translations for phone calls
- Interpreter: Engage in conversations with the locals with real-time translations
- Circle to Search: Receive relevant search results after circling an object on your phone’s display
- Note Assist: Create formats, generate summaries, and translate notes
- Browsing Assist: Generates comprehensive summaries of news articles
- Transcript Assist: Easily transcribe meeting records and generate summaries and translations
- Generative Edit: Gives the user the ability to reposition and resize objects in a picture
- Edit Suggestion: As the name implies, Galaxy AI will suggest edits that will polish the image further
- Instant Slow-Mo: Generate additional frames for slow-motion videos
- AI-Wallpapers: Customize your Galaxy device by getting AI to generate unique wallpapers
That’s a lot of features to look forward to if you have one of the eligible devices from 2023. Which brings us neatly to…
Which Devices Will Get The AI Goodies?
It’s a pretty short list, mainly consisting of the big hitters from 2023, which run on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor. AI demands more effort from the chipset, especially when it’s based on the device and not relying on the cloud to do the grunt work. Still, the list features the devices you might expect to be capable of providing AI features.
The One UI 6.1 update will roll out to the following devices towards the end of March.
- Galaxy S23 FE
- Galaxy Z Fold 5
- Galaxy Z Flip 5
- Galaxy Tab S9 Series
“Our goal with Galaxy AI is not only to pioneer a new era of mobile AI but also to empower users by making AI more accessible. This is only the beginning of Galaxy AI, as we plan to bring the experience to over 100 million Galaxy users within 2024 and continue to innovate ways to harness the unlimited possibilities of mobile AI.”
TM Roh, President and Head of Mobile eXperience Business at Samsung Electronics
One thing is clear: our smartphone usage will never be quite the same again, thanks to the usefulness of these Galaxy AI features. If you have one of the eligible devices, are you looking forward to the new AI-infused features that debuted on the Galaxy S24? Let us know in the comments below.
