Samsung is expected to announce One UI 7 at the Samsung Developer Conference in October. Though, we are getting some more tidbits on what to expect from One UI 7. According to X user @chunvn, who is pretty accurate with leaks, One UI 7 is going to get a lot of inspiration from iOS 18.
This will include a more rounded icon pack, which will look “sorta like macOS/visionOS icons” according to their source. The Gallery app icon is also getting a redesign with a white background and rainbow type flower, which is also an “iOS copycat” again according to their source.
Additionally, the notification panel is changing to a two-page panel. With the left side being notifications only and the right side being toggles. This is how it works on iOS, as well as Xiaomi’s Hyper OS, and even in ASUS’ “Optimized” version of the notifications panel. They believe this will be a direct copy-paste from HyperOS.
There will also be more rounded lockscreen widgets, a revamped camera UI with all of the quick camera settings on the top being moved to the bottom of the camera app.
Samsung is bringing iOS 18 to its Galaxy devices
This year, Samsung really seems to be going all-in on “borrowing” things from Apple. Just a few weeks ago, we saw the new Galaxy Buds 3 and Galaxy Buds 3 Pro which now have a stem like the AirPods. Samsung also announced the Galaxy Watch Ultra which sort of looks like Apple, but not quite. Now, the next major update for the Galaxy ecosystem is going to include quite a few takeaways from iOS 18.
Samsung has seen the success that many others have had, borrowing aspects of Apple’s products and putting it into their own. And now it seems like Samsung is doing that as well. We’ll have to wait and see how well it works out for them.
2024-07-19 15:06:47