Samsung rolls out Android 13-based One UI 5 beta on Galaxy S22 smartphones | Engadget

Samsung has launched its Android 13-flavored One UI 5 OS in beta for Galaxy S22 smartphones, the corporate introduced. Much like Android 13 itself, many of the adjustments are minor, with some beauty enhancements together with enhancements for safety, notifications, the digital camera and extra. However, Android 13 might supply significant improvements for foldable telephones just like the Galaxy Fold 4 set to reach at Samsung’s August tenth Unpacked occasion. 

One UI 5 takes benefit of Android 13’s theme makeover with 12 new colour choices for the house display screen, icons and fast panels. It additionally helps you to save a little bit of house by stacking widgets, whereas including accessibility choices like a Magnifier device to zoom in on texts and objects. It additionally provides a system that may learn your keyboard entry out loud. 

You’ll additionally see Android 13 updates like new notification settings that require apps to request permission earlier than sending notifications. A brand new safety dashboard can verify carry out a safety and privateness verify, and you’ll setting your most well-liked language on an app-by-app foundation. 

Android 13’s foldable enhancements seem designed for units just like the Fold 3 which have completely different sizes, resolutions and pixel densities on the inside and outer shows. Samsung already provides that function for the Fold 3, however native Android 13 help would possibly open up extra choices like enhanced productiveness instruments.

We’ll discover out extra in a couple of days at Unpacked, set for August tenth at 9am ET. Meanwhile, when you reside within the US, South Korea or German and have a Galaxy S22, you’ll be able to check out the One UI 5 replace utilizing the Samsung Members app — simply keep in mind the same old dangers of utilizing beta software program.