If you are using the latest Samsung Galaxy smartphone or tablet, chances are you’ve been using the One UI Home software. And if this is the first time you’ve heard about this system app, you are not alone.
By now, you might be curious what is One UI Home all about? This article will help you understand all about this launcher app from Samsung.
What is One UI Home?
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for (var i = 0; i All Android devices have a launcher, and One UI Home is Samsung’s version for its Galaxy products. This launcher lets you open apps and customizes the home screen’s elements like widgets and themes. It re-skins the phone’s entire interface, and adds a lot of unique features as well.
Many Samsung Galaxy users first discover this app when they check through the battery usage menu within the Settings app. However, since it’s a system app, you can’t just delete or disable it.
One UI Home is not the first launcher that Samsung used in its devices. The Korean tech company has also used TouchWiz and Experience UX as predecessors to the current launcher.
Since its launch in 2019, One UI Home has undergone several versions and updates. One UI 3.0 was released on December 2, 2020, and is based on Android 11. It has some nifty revisions that improve the user experience.
The Best Features in One UI Home 3.0
The first version of the launcher app, the One UI 1.0, introduced many features unique to Samsung phones. There’s the dark mode, which is much easier on the eyes and can also improve battery life. It also brought in native screenshot editing tools, a refined Always-On display, promoted one-hand use, and added gestures as a means to navigate the device.
After a year since the first version was released, you might be wondering what is One Home UI doing lately? Below are some of the improvements of the One UI Home app version 3.0.
1. Samsung Free
Samsung Free is an aggregator app that brings you all types of information, such as daily news, in an easy-to-scroll feed. It’s similar to Samsung Daily and Google Discover but with less clutter.
2. Bigger Volume Controls
Samsung revamped the volume control display to give you more control via its full volume panel. While it takes a vast section of the display, it gives you all the info you need within the slider, allowing you to vary the volumes of your phone’s media, notifications, and more.
3. Fixed the Bixby Button
The dedicated Bixby button—for the AI smart assistant—is one of the big complaints that many Samsung flagship phones have in the past. Samsung fixed this by letting you choose between a single or double press of the key to access Bixby.
4. Game Launcher and Tools
Samsung’s Game Tools suite allows you to customize your phone settings to fit your gaming experience. Game Launcher is a dedicated folder that stores all the games you installed. You can also tweak each game’s FPS via a slider and switch its resolution using a toggle menu.
5. New Look Notifications
The developers also changed the notification shade into a light gray color and a new fade-in animation with a smoother transition. Samsung also removed some of the clutter, like the power button on the upper right corner. Moreover, the music player also switches out of the notification area and the song title selection is accessible much quicker.
6. Faster Access to Widgets
Samsung One UI Home also improved how you can interact with widgets. Now you can long-press an application and view some of the app-related options. You can also scroll through the useful widgets when a pop-up menu appears.
7. Dual Messenger
Following the moves of Xiaomi and Huawei, Samsung allows you to run more than one instance of the same app. Now you can also open the second messenger option via Advanced features under the Settings menu. This feature allows you to run two messaging accounts from Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, Snapchat, or Skype at the same time.
Do More With One UI Home
One UI Home is one of the most thoughtfully developed launchers and lets you get a unique Samsung device experience. It’s a big improvement over the old TouchWiz system, both in terms of looks and features.
We’ve only touched the surface of what One UI has to offer. There are a whole lot more things you can do to customize your Samsung phone.