Samsung Galaxy S25 Software Features - A Deep Dive into One UI 7.0 with Enhanced AI

The Galaxy S25 series rolls out the stable version of One UI 7.0, introducing a host of new and refined Galaxy AI features. Samsung confirms that access to Galaxy AI will remain free through 2025, consistent with their strategy from the S24 launch.

Here’s a breakdown of the new AI enhancements:

• Now Brief: This feature dynamically offers time-specific information directly on your home screen, adapting to your morning, afternoon, or evening activities. It's essentially a smart infographic widget that evolves with your day.
• Now Bar: A lock screen companion to Now Brief, it displays pertinent information from your Samsung and select Google apps, like navigation cues or sports scores, in a cycling, glanceable format.
• AI Search in Samsung Gallery: Voice-driven photo search capabilities are now on board, allowing users to query their gallery using natural language commands for more intuitive photo retrieval.
• Personalized Data Engine: This system learns from your behavior to suggest personalized settings and routines. It operates on-device, enhancing privacy while offering tailored suggestions for Samsung app interactions, such as automatically adjusting to dark mode based on your daily patterns.
• Audio Eraser: A powerful tool for video editing, this feature isolates and removes specific audio tracks like wind or crowd noise, processing entirely on-device for a seamless experience.
• AI Settings Search: Simplify your settings navigation with voice commands; for instance, asking to improve text visibility will prompt the device to suggest relevant accessibility options.

Improvements to existing Galaxy AI functionalities include:

• AI Select (formerly Smart Select): Now suggests context-aware actions based on screen content, like GIF creation from videos or AI-enhanced image edits.
• Sketch to Image: The feature has evolved to accept multimodal inputs, allowing users to refine sketches with voice or text descriptions.
• Object Eraser: Enhanced with a new AI model for quicker, more precise removal of objects, reflections, or shadows from photos.
• Generative Edit: Offers more accurate in-and-out painting capabilities, now all processed on-device for faster performance.
• Portrait Studio: Enhanced avatar creation with lifelike expressions and new analog filters for a more personalized touch.

Beyond AI enhancements, additional software features include:

• Gemini Integration: A new UI for Google Gemini is accessible via a long press of the side key, with expanded capabilities for cross-app interactions, live chats about media, and integration with Samsung's own apps like Notes and Calendar.
• Accessibility Improvements: Better support for hearing aids and HID braille displays, enhancing inclusivity.
• Storage and Camera Share with Galaxy Book PCs: Facilitates seamless integration between your Samsung phone and Galaxy Book for file and camera sharing.

Samsung commits to seven years of OS updates and security patches for the S25 series, promising support until Android 22 in 2031, ensuring longevity and security for your device.