Samsung has opened the One UI 5.1.1 beta program for the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Tab S8 series. It’s a relatively small update over the current version, One UI 5.1, but it still brings a handful of new features and improvements. The stable One UI 5.1.1 should debut with the new Galaxy foldables and tablets later this month.
Samsung usually launches its latest foldables with a new version of One UI. For example, the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4 debuted with One UI 4.1.1 last year. It would be no different this year. Rumors of the Galaxy Z Fold 5, Galaxy Z Flip 5, and Galaxy Tab S9 series debuting with One UI 5.1.1 have been doing rounds on the internet for a few weeks now. And as the launch draws closer, we now have an official beta program too.
As of this writing, the Android 13-based One UI 5.1.1 beta is only available for Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Tab S8 users in Samsung’s home country South Korea (via SamMobile). As usual, interested users can sign up through the Samsung Members app. Once enrolled in the program, they will receive an update over the air, like a regular update. Installing it will introduce One UI 5.1.1 to their device, with plenty of changes.
As expected, One UI 5.1.1 mostly brings foldable or tablet-specific features (tailored to big screens). According to the official changelog, it enables easy switching between the pop-up screen and split screen, preserves the screen mode (split screen or pop-up screen) in the Recents screen, lets users check minimized apps using S Pen gestures, shows more recent apps on the taskbar, supports more apps in the Flex Mode Panel, makes media controls easier, and brings many more changes.
Samsung will push the One UI 5.1.1 to more Galaxy devices
It’s unclear if Samsung plans to expand the One UI 5.1.1 public beta to more regions or add more devices to the beta program. The company does seem to be readying a platform upgrade for the Galaxy Z Flip 4, but it could also be the Android 14-based One UI 6.0 update. Nonetheless, it will surely pick up the new One UI version. In fact, all Samsung foldables and flagship tablets launched since 2020 should get this update.
Other devices, meanwhile, may receive some of the features with the One UI 6.0 update. The big platform update is also expected to enter the beta stage later this month. The Galaxy S23 series should be the first in the pipeline, followed by recent foldables and older flagship models. One UI 6.0 beta should be available more widely, including in India, the UK, the US, and a few other European countries. Stay tuned for more information.
2023-07-04 15:05:29