Earlier this month, Samsung had began rolling out the Android 13 OS based One UI 5.0 Beta update for its current gen flagship series, the Galaxy S22 lineup. Now, the company has also released this update for the previous gen Galaxy S21 series as well.

The South Korean tech giant has announced various features for the new One UI 5.0 Beta update. As of right now, the public beta update for One UI is currently not available across the globe and is only being released in select markets. So, Galaxy S21 owners in India are not eligible for this update, but the beta has began rolling out in South Korea and the UK as well.

The public beta update for the One UI 5.0 is only available for download for those that have already signed up for the beta program. For those interested, you can sign up for this program through the Samsung Members application, which will require you to fill in some details before you get notified for the update eligibility notification. As per official notes, The final update is expected to roll out to all eligible devices sometime in October 2022.

With the new One UI 5.0 beta update, Samsung brings the major Android 13 update  as well as the new color palette of the new OS alongside various other features and UI changes. This includes the likes of stacked widgets, opt-in notifications for individual apps, and more. The updates also offers Optical Character Recognition, aka OCR, to the Gallery app, which basically lets users copy and paste texts directly from the images itself.

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Earlier this month, Samsung started rolling out the Android 13-based One UI 5 beta for the Galaxy S22 series smartphones. Now, the South Korean giant has begun pushing out the second beta build for the South Korean, US, UK, and Indian user base.

The new update comes with a firmware version ending with ZVHK and brings a lot of bug fixes, performance improvements, and refreshed app icons for Samsung’s stock apps.

The One UI 5.0 beta upgrade has a download size of about 3GB in the markets where it has been made available for the first time. The download size is roughly 1GB in regions where the second beta update has been made available.

The new features introduced in the second beta build include a Smart Suggestions Widget that suggests useful apps and new features. This version also includes the introduction of Maintenance Mode, which allows you to conceal your personal information while sharing your device with a repair facility.

The Privacy Detection feature has also been added by Samsung. It alerts you when you attempt to share images containing sensitive data, such as those of credit cards, identification cards, or passports, allowing you to decide whether you actually want to share those images with others. The latest One UI 5.0 beta version brings the Lifestyle Mode to the Bixby Routines function.

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Back in May, Google announced the Android 13 Beta program and has been seeding builds for the eligible Pixel smartphones since then. Followed by this, Oppo recently revealed that it has started the development of ColorOS 13 based on the new version of Android. Now,  a leak discloses that even Samsung has joined the bandwagon.

According to the Chinese tipster Ice Universe who is known for his Samsung leaks, the South Korean electronics giant has kickstarted the development of One UI 5.0 based on Android 13. The leaker also shared an image on Weibo showing a device running the upcoming software.

In the comment section, the leaker also says there will not be One UI 4.5. It’s not surprising as Samsung did not release One UI 3.5 last year either. Instead, the company rolled out One UI 3.1.1. Perhaps, we may see One UI 4.1.1 in the second half of 2022.

Unfortunately, he does not reveal anything about the new features. But he does talk about animations. As per him, there are going to be major changes in animations.

Animations on One UI are generally considered one of the worst among Android skins. Thankfully, Samsung is finally fixing it in the Android 13-based One UI 5.0 release.

What are your expectations of One UI 5.0? Do let us know in the comment section below.

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