Samsung‘s new AI features will trickle down to the Galaxy S22, Galaxy S21, flagship tablets, and foldables launched in 2021 and 2022. The confirmation comes from an official community forum moderator. The 2022 lineup will get most of the features but only a handful will make it into the 2021 models. The One UI 6.1 rollout for these devices will begin in May.
Samsung confirms Galaxy AI for the Galaxy S22 and S21 series
According to the Samsung representative, the Galaxy S22 series, Galaxy Z Fold 4, Galaxy Z Flip 4, and Galaxy Tab S8 series will get the same AI features as the Galaxy S23 FE. This means these phones will receive everything except for Instant Slo-mo. This feature lets you instantly slow down any video by pressing and holding the screen when viewing it in Gallery or the built-in video player.
The feature is probably too resource-hungry for the Galaxy S23 FE or older Galaxy flagships to run smoothly. As such, Samsung decided to skip it. The Galaxy S21 series, Galaxy Z Fold 3, and Galaxy Z Flip 3 will also miss out on it—these devices will only get two Galaxy AI features. One of those is Circle to Search, which is essentially a Google feature. It lets you draw around anything on the screen to search for it on Google.
The other is Magic Rewrite, aka Chat Assist. Available via Samsung Keyboard, this tool allows you to quickly rewrite any given text to change its tone and style. 2021 Samsung flagships, including foldables, won’t get Live Translate, Generative Edit, or other AI features introduced with the Galaxy S24 series. It is unclear if the Galaxy S21 FE will get any Galaxy AI features with the One UI 6.1 update.
The rollout begins in early May
Galaxy AI has been grabbing headlines since its debut on the Galaxy S24 series earlier this year. It is even helping drive the sales of the new Samsung flagships. A recent survey showed that 27% of Galaxy S24 buyers picked the phone for AI features. This enabled the Korean behemoth to post healthy smartphone sales figures in the first quarter of 2024.
Samsung is gradually bringing Galaxy AI to older models. The Galaxy S23 series, Galaxy S23 FE, Galaxy Z Fold 5, Galaxy Z Flip 5, and Galaxy Tab S9 series have already picked it up with the One UI 6.1 update. The rollout for other eligible models will begin in early May. 2022 Galaxy flagships will get it first, followed by the 2021 lineup. We will let you know when the update arrives.
2024-04-13 15:09:22