Samsung announces One UI 5 with Android 13: these are its main novelties

android 13 It is already available and as usual, many manufacturers are using this new version to release updates to their respective customization levels. Samsung is certainly one of them. The company has officially announced One UI 5, a new interface with improvements in various areas of the system, such as the lock screen, as well as important features related to privacy and security.

One of the most notable changes in One UI 5 is without a doubt the new lock screen. This is due to additional customization options allowing you to change the style of the clock, add new backgrounds, or even change the colors of some of the items shown in this section. Curiously, these changes are very similar to those that Apple includes in iOS 16. In fact, even the settings panel mimics the one available in the new iPhone update in some way.

Another change in One UI 5 is new regimes and procedures. Samsung, in particular, now allows you to create “action sequences” so that the user can activate or customize certain system functions depending on the activity they perform. For example, you can create a sports mode and turn off all notifications related to work apps, or activate a night routine so that the device automatically sets an alarm, turns off alerts, and activates dark mode.

One UI 5 comes with new security and privacy features

Samsung has also added some interesting privacy and security related features. With One UI 5, the system will be able to notify us when an image we are about to share contains personal information. For example, address, phone number, etc. A new privacy and security center has also been added to allow the user to configure some settings more intuitively.

One UI 5 also includes some small but interesting new features. They are next.

• added stacked widgets to use space on the home screen.
• Notifications have been redesigned to display additional information and new buttons to perform actions.
• OneUI includes Bixby text call1to answer calls with text. Bixby in this case is able to transcribe text into audio and dictate it to the recipient of the call.

When will Android 13 arrive on Samsung mobile devices?

Currently One UI 5 with Android 13 available in beta version for some selected mobile phones. Among them are Samsung Galaxy S22, S22+ and Galaxy S22 Ultra. The update is expected to roll out to other models in the coming weeks, with official updates likely to be available in early 2023.