In September we were able to know in-depth what would be the novelties of One UI 4 with Android 12 that would reach Samsung’s Android phones. Several months have passed and the stable version is already available in some models.
We have been using Android 12 and One UI 4 for a few days on a Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra, and we have summarized the main novelties that this version will have.
We did not want to list all the small changes, for that you already have the article we have talked about before, but highlight the ones that have caught our attention the most and that we will use the most on a day-to-day basis.
New Widgets
The first relevant change is the new Widgets panel, as well as new elements that we can put on the desktops. Samsung has given more relevance to this section after Google put it as one of the main changes of Android 12.
Panel Always on Display
The changes in the Ambient Screen, or Always On Display, are not very high, but the capacity for customization has been increased, or the one that turns on when we receive a notification.
Battery protection
Imitating ASUS (which we think is great) Samsung has implemented an option in the battery settings that prevents the mobile from charging above 85%, to increase the useful life of the battery.
Privacy Dashboard
One of the changes of Android 12 (you can see it in the video at the end of this article) is the privacy panel. It comes to Samsung with a multitude of information about which applications have accessed delicate elements such as the camera or microphone.
Color change with wallpaper
And we continue walking through the novelties with what is the biggest change of the system with the permission of the Widgets: change the color of the interface depending on the wallpaper we put.
Samsung allows us to modify the system icons and the settings panel, in addition to being able to select several color templates from each wallpaper.
Samsung’s animated avatar creation system also evolves, and we can use it not only in messages but as an avatar in the Samsung account, as an element in the ambient screen, etc.
Gallery app with item eraser
The gallery app has also improved and added some new features, the most noteworthy being the item draft.
If we enter the editing menu of a photo and select Draft we can delete an object from a photograph, as you can see in the image above. It is not perfect, but on more than one occasion it can be useful.
More routines in Bixby
If someone in the room uses Bixby they are in luck because now the routines can be more complete.
New dark mode
Samsung has redesigned Dark Mode to also slightly affect images and icons when changing the background, although it is not something that can be modified.
In addition, we can lower the brightness artificially below the minimum brightness bar of the notification area.
We have previously talked about the option of RAM Plus that came to Samsung phones and in Android 12 this will be available in many models. Of course, we can only consult it in the battery section, because it can not be deactivated.
Samsung Keyboard
Samsung’s new version of the keyboard has emojis, GIFs, and stickers on the same button. In addition, we can combine two emojis and add an animation to conjugate and send them simultaneously.
Customizing the share menu
If we want, we can make the preferred applications appear first in the share menu. This should be able to be done on Android by default, but at least Samsung gives us the option.
All changes from Android 12
To all this, we must add the minor novelties of Android 12 that we talked about in another article and that we summarize in this video in which some of those mentioned above also appear.
All changes from Android 12 To all this we must add the minor novelties of Android 12 that we talked about in another article and that we summarize in this video in which some of those mentioned above also appear.
Originally published at https://www.lktechsky.com on December 23, 2021.
https://www.lktechsky.com/2021/12/android-12-and-samsung-we-analyze-12.html
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