Samsung's 'One UI' Is Expanding To All of Its Consumer Devices (engadget.com)
(Friday October 04, 2024 @11:30PM (BeauHD)
from the what-to-expect dept.)
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- News link: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/10/04/221231/samsungs-one-ui-is-expanding-to-all-of-its-consumer-devices
- Source link: https://www.engadget.com/mobile/samsungs-one-ui-now-covers-all-of-its-consumer-devices-including-tvs-and-appliances-201850799.html?src=rss
First [1]announced in 2018, Samsung's "One UI" software is [2]expanding to all the company's major tech products in 2025. 9to5Google reports:
> At its annual developer conference, Samsung announced that "One UI" is the new name for the company's software experiences across "major product lines." This specifically includes TVs and home appliances. Samsung [3]says : "In addition, the company announced that it will integrate the software experience of its major product lines -- from mobile devices to TVs and home appliances -- under the name One UI next year. By providing a cohesive product experience and committing to software upgrades for up to seven years, Samsung will continue to bring innovation for its customers."
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> There's no word on how, if at all, this will affect software design or features, but the cohesive branding and the announcement mentioning that it will "integrate the software experience" implies we'll see similar designs across the company's portfolio, at least eventually. Samsung also announced that One UI 7, its next Android update, would be delayed to 2025 with a beta "before the end of the year" during the same keynote.
[1] https://tech.slashdot.org/story/19/02/19/229212/samsungs-one-ui-is-the-best-software-its-ever-put-on-a-smartphone
[2] https://9to5google.com/2024/10/04/samsung-one-ui-software/
[3] https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-celebrates-10-years-of-sdc-and-spotlights-ai-based-innovation-at-sdc24
> At its annual developer conference, Samsung announced that "One UI" is the new name for the company's software experiences across "major product lines." This specifically includes TVs and home appliances. Samsung [3]says : "In addition, the company announced that it will integrate the software experience of its major product lines -- from mobile devices to TVs and home appliances -- under the name One UI next year. By providing a cohesive product experience and committing to software upgrades for up to seven years, Samsung will continue to bring innovation for its customers."
>
> There's no word on how, if at all, this will affect software design or features, but the cohesive branding and the announcement mentioning that it will "integrate the software experience" implies we'll see similar designs across the company's portfolio, at least eventually. Samsung also announced that One UI 7, its next Android update, would be delayed to 2025 with a beta "before the end of the year" during the same keynote.
[1] https://tech.slashdot.org/story/19/02/19/229212/samsungs-one-ui-is-the-best-software-its-ever-put-on-a-smartphone
[2] https://9to5google.com/2024/10/04/samsung-one-ui-software/
[3] https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-celebrates-10-years-of-sdc-and-spotlights-ai-based-innovation-at-sdc24
Microsoft tried that (Score:2)
by 89cents ( 589228 )
Microsoft tried that with Windows 8 / server 2012 / Windows phone and it was hated and removed.
Perhaps the best user interface for a device should be determined by the device characteristics. A small touchscreen device (phone) is quite different from a TV that uses a remote. A mouse or keyboard greatly changes the way you can interact with a device as well.
Good luck with that!
Samsung announces enshittification of portfolio (Score:3)
I switched to a Samsung phone for my most recent upgrade and I want off (of Samsung's wild ride!). Most unbearable version of android I've ever used with stupid design choices, adverts and paid promotions everywhere, and notably buggy software updates recently. 30gb of unwanted uninstallable crap is not acceptable!
Re: (Score:3)
Let me guess, you're not living in the EU?
Mine, Dutch Xcover 7, not from a telecom subscription, came SIM unlocked, no advertising, and just the usual few promotions of big tech companies.
I removed or disabled almost everything (read Google) I found unneccessary with App Manager (F-Droid installation) and installed Olauncher because I want a simple and easily readable interface.
The phone has behaved very well so far, including several updates, and the only complaint I have is the lack of a notification led.
Re: (Score:2)
That has not been my experience. Of course, I don't use apps, so that may be the difference. What I wanted was a phone. The address book was a nice convenience, especially as they stopped selling the small pocket address books. (Putting one together yourself is a real pain, and the end product isn't as good as one commercially bound.)
OTOH, perhaps the problem isn't Samsung, but rather your carrier. A lot of what's on the phone is determined by the carrier rather than by the manufacturer.
(That said, thi