Samsung held its annual Developer Conference yesterday (Oct 5), where it officially announced OneUI 6.0—the latest version of its custom Android skin. Samsung has been running a beta program for OneUI 6 for a while, but the official announcement means that the stable release is just around the corner.

One of the most noticeable changes is the Quick Panel, which has already been available for beta testers. The Quick Panel is now divided into different sections, with connectivity tiles for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth at the top, a large section for quick settings icons in the middle, brightness slider and eye care controls, Smart View, and Device control at the bottom. The overall look is subtle and streamlined, and it provides high visibility for all of the quick settings options.

Additionally, Samsung also announced a new exclusive typeface called One UI Sans, new AI photo editing tools, and a new feature called Samsung Studio, which lets users make multi-layered video edits with options to add text, stickers, and music to a video timeline.

While Samsung didn’t reveal all of the new features in OneUI 6 during its SDC23 event, Sammobile has curated a list of features that are likely to make their way to Samsung phones with the next update. Here is a list of those features:

• New emoji design.
• Picture and video previews in the Share panel.
• More sharing options.
• Multitasking improvements through a pop-up window that can remain open after you leave the Recents screen.
• A lock screen clock that can be positioned freely.
• Simplified app icon labels for the home screen.
• A new Weather widget, more information in the Weather app — including an interactive map view — and enhanced Weather illustrations.
• A wide range of camera improvements, including a new widget, more alignment options for watermarks, quick access to resolution settings, easy-to-apply filters and effects, and more.
• Improvements to Calendar, Reminder, and Samsung Internet.
• Quick actions for apps in Finder search results.
• Recommendations in the My Files app to help you free up storage.
• Smarter Airplane mode.
• Auto Blocker, which is an extra layer of protection preventing unknown apps from installing, checking malware, and blocking malicious commands from being sent via a USB connection.
• Customizable Bixby text call greetings and the option to switch to Bixby text call at any time, even during a call.
• More accessibility features, including new magnification options and custom cursor thickness options.

Samsung didn’t reveal a specific release date for OneUI 6.0, but the Galaxy S23 series—their current flagship—will likely be the first to receive the stable update after the beta program ends. It’s expected to arrive before the end of the year. You can check if your device is eligible for OneUI 6 based on Android 14 here.

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