As promised, Samsung is bringing the Image Clipper feature from the Galaxy S23 series to its older Galaxy devices. More precisely, the Galaxy S22 series is getting this new feature with the latest update. The April update for the 2022 Galaxy flagships is rolling out widely across the world.
Samsung began updating the Galaxy S22 series to the April security patch a couple of days back. The update was first released in the US. However, the company’s official changelog didn’t mention the Image Clipper feature. Since then, the new SMR (Security Maintenance Release) has reached the Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22+, and Galaxy S22 Ultra in Europe, Latin America, and South Korea as well. The company continued to omit the addition of the new feature in the changelog, but some users could find it after updating their phones.
Image Clipper is a new Gallery feature that Samsung introduced with One UI 5.1 for the Galaxy S23 series. It lets you quickly crop out part of an image. You can press and hold onto an object in the image with your finger or the S Pen (on supported models) and it will be cropped out instantly.
It can be saved as a separate image or copied to paste it elsewhere else. You can also share the cropped image directly without saving it. Galaxy S22 users will get this feature after installing the April update.
If you’re using a Galaxy S22 series device, the latest update should arrive with one of the following firmware build numbers depending on your region: S90*U1UES2CWCC (US unlocked), S90*EXXU4CWCE (Latin America), S90xBXXU4CWCG (Europe), and S90*NKSU3CWCE (South Korea).
Once you have installed this update, go to the Gallery app, open a photo, and long-press on it. If Image Clipper is available, the object should be cropped out as a separate image.
More Galaxy devices will get Image Clipper
The Galaxy S22 series isn’t the only one to get the Image Clipper feature. Reports say Samsung will push this feature to the Galaxy S21, Galaxy Note 20, and all recent Galaxy foldables. The company has already pushed the April security update to most of these devices, but the changelogs didn’t mention anything.
If you have updated your Galaxy device to the April security patch, you can check for the new feature in the Gallery app. To update your phone, go to the Settings app, tap on Software Update, and then on Download and Install.
2023-04-07 15:06:08