Last week, Samsung released the Android 13 / One UI 5.0 update for the Galaxy S22 series. However, the update was limited to Asian and European countries. A few days later, the stable update also started to cover the Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22 + and Galaxy S22 Ultra in locked versions for US carriers. now, even unlocked versions of smartphones in the US region are starting to get the update.
The carrier-unlocked Samsung Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22 + and Galaxy S22 Ultra receive the Android 13 update with firmware version S90xU1UEU2BVJA. The update brings One UI 5.0, which adds a revolutionary UI design to smartphones. The new software also brings improved widgets, stacked widgets, better privacy, improved security, and faster performance. However, the October 2022 security patch is still in use.
Users of unlocked Samsung Galaxy S22 series smartphones in the U.S. can now download and install the stable One UI 5.0 update on their devices by navigating to Settings “Software Updates and clicking Download and Install.
What’s new in the Android 13 (One UI 5.0) update for the Samsung Galaxy S22?
Samsung’s One UI 5.0 update for the Galaxy S22 series brings a revolutionary UI design with an expanded color palette feature inspired by the Google Material You design language. The update also brings stacked widgets, a tweaked design for the notification area, and larger icons and multitasking gestures. It also brings a “Connected Devices” section, which shows all the settings related to accessories and connected devices.
Samsung has also brought privacy and security features to make it easier to see what permissions apps are getting. It brings language settings for each app, improved accessibility, updated emojis, more keyboard layouts and languages, and improved search and sorting in the built-in apps. Text can also be extracted from images in the Gallery app or through the live view of the Camera app. Based on the selected text, One UI also displays suggested actions.
The camera app has also been improved. It now features a simpler UI design and offers a histogram in Pro mode. New watermarking options are supported. Samsung Bixby improves performance and understanding of natural language. the Bixby Daily app has been renamed to Mode and Daily app, and Mode is easier to use.
Other features include the ability to disable RAM expansion, improvements to Digital Wellbeing, improvements to the Edge panel, and Wi-Fi diagnostic tools. Samsung has also made it easier to edit images and videos. Users can add a variety of emojis, stickers, text styles, animations and transitions.
