Samsung is in the course of its public beta testing part for One UI 7 primarily based on Android 15. The newest iteration of the pores and skin will make its official steady debut with the upcoming Galaxy S25 collection, anticipated to be unveiled on January 22.
After that, the replace ought to roll out to older Samsung gadgets, beginning with the Galaxy S24 household. Talking of which, right now a brand new X put up by prolific Chinese language leaker Ice Universe brings us some excellent news relating to the pace of fingerprint unlocking on the Galaxy S24 fashions. This can be quicker, and the sound is outwardly clearer too, as demonstrated within the video under displaying unlocking on a Galaxy S24 Extremely.
Not solely the sound is clearer, but additionally the fingerprint unlocking pace is extraordinarily quick, which is quicker than the earlier model. pic.twitter.com/7tCIKgGrOW
— ICE UNIVERSE (@UniverseIce) January 2, 2025
The S24 gadgets have already got the most effective {hardware} for fingerprint unlocking pace, utilizing ultrasonic sensors that are quicker than optical ones (and likewise work when your palms are moist). This has lengthy been a differentiating characteristic for Samsung’s flagship line (although now opponents are catching up), however hiccups in One UI software program have generally made the unlocking expertise unnecessarily slow-feeling.
That may apparently change with One UI 7. The animations appear to have been tightened up and made quicker (earlier than you mainly needed to disable unlock animations to really feel any pace in any respect), though we might say there’s nonetheless some room for enchancment in that space. Anyway, Ice Universe says the expertise can be quicker than in One UI 6, and that is praiseworthy.
It will allegedly land within the subsequent One UI 7 beta, which can drop within the subsequent few days. We’ll let you understand when it occurs.
