The One UI interface launched in 2018 is the one that distinguishes Samsung Galaxy smartphones from other competing Android phones. With One UI, the Android system of the Samsung Galaxy is changed in its graphic setting and options, with the addition of unique features and additional tools. With One UI, an evolution of TouchWiz, Samsung wants to make it easier to use the phone to allow users to have more focus on the important things, placing them in the foreground and in the center of the screen, also making interactive elements easier to reach when you use the phone with one hand and improving security settings. It would not be an exaggeration to say that Samsung has done a splendid job of making the Galaxy screens pleasant to look at and use.
Now that the One UI 2.0 version has been released, already available with the update to the Android 10 version on the Galaxy S10 and Note 10 (also coming to many other Samsung Galaxy models such as the S9), we see not only the improvements and changes more recent, but also the best features of the Samsung One UI interface, to discover all the tricks that are included, without using external apps, in the Samsung Galaxy system.
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1) Better readability of the lock screen : the lock screen can now detect dark and light areas of the chosen background and automatically change the color of the text to increase readability. On UI 2.0, if the lock screen is set to show notification icons, tapping any notification icon simply expands the notifications on the lock screen.
2) Reducing the space occupied by time and date in the notification area allows you to see more quick options and switches that become more comfortable to use. This change makes one-handed use less convenient, since now you have to reach the top of the screen to be able to use the first line of levers, but it reduces the number of swipes to see the various options.
3) Menu dedicated to wallpapers separate from the Galaxy Store which allows you to view more options and a preview of the home screen and lock screen wallpapers. The Dynamic Lock feature allows you to choose a category of backgrounds that change each time you turn on the screen.
4) Improved camera by hiding all camera modes under the Other section. However, you can move the modes under the Other section to go back to see them all. Focus Live effects that were above the shutter button in One UI 1 can be selected by pressing a new button.
The camera opens in full screen when you want to send a photo in the Messages app, while in One UI 1 it opens on the lower half of the screen.
5) In the notification area, any notification that does not emit a sound or vibration of the device is grouped in the separate section of the silent notifications . These are mainly those persistent notifications that do not interest you to see, such as the one that warns about Whatsapp Web activities or the Do not disturb mode or Google's weather indications.
6) On One UI 2.0, the pop-up window for granting permissions to an app is displayed at the bottom of the screen instead of in the middle. There are also more options to allow permissions, for example, to deny one or tell the phone never to ask again whether to give that particular permission.
7) The options for the split screen display, in the recent apps screen, is located at the bottom of the screen and allow you to open an app in a window by dividing the screen with another. You can also change the part of space occupied by this application on the screen and lock it so as not to close it when you delete everything.
8) In the Calendar app, Samsung has made it easier to switch to a specific month or year because all the months are listed as buttons on a single page. Furthermore, when you want to customize an event as soon as possible, you want to receive an alert, you can manually select minutes, hours or days through a scrolling selection wheel.
9) The device maintenance section is made up of four main categories (battery, space, memory and security) indicated in a vertical list. The score calculated for the overall optimization of the phone is displayed at the top. A dedicated button allows you to view the tips to keep your smartphone optimized. Battery usage can be verified for the past seven days, and battery usage statistics for the past seven days can be checked instead of just the time since the device was last charged.
10) The settings for Alarm, Clock, Timer and Stopwatch in the Clock app are combined in a single screen accessible from the three-point button at the top of any tab.
11) You can change the size of the pop-up for incoming calls when using other apps in the settings of the Phone app by tapping the three-dot button at the top right. The Mini pop-up option allows you to see only the name of the caller, with the Accept and Reject buttons and a button to view the incoming call in full screen.
12) On the lock screen you can add app shortcuts and also switches like the flashlight. This option is in Settings> Lock screen, where you can customize the shortcuts to add to the lock screen with a separate list for those that don't require any unlocking for things like the flashlight and Do not disturb mode.
13) The automatic optimization, in the maintenance section of the phone, now has the option to delete all the apps in the background (not only those recently opened) and allows you to delete the memory and unnecessary files.
14) You can create a protected folder with a fingerprint and you can go to the password / PIN / sequence recognition screen using the button below the fingerprint icon.
15) The screen recorder function also allows you to include system audio, draw on the screen and even record from the front camera. The recording control panel is obviously not displayed in the recorded video.
16) Samsung has integrated Android 10's dark mode into One UI 2.0, which now works with many more applications, including Gmail, Instagram, YouTube, Nova Launcher and countless others. The programmed dark mode allows you to make all the apps dark after sunset and the background also darkens when dark mode is enabled.
17) The navigation gestures of Android 10 can be chosen on the Samsung Galaxy instead of the gestures of the One UI (where you scroll upwards) or the classic three-button navigation bar. The settings are in the Screen menu> Navigation bar> Other options.
18) In the advanced settings, in the gestures section, you can activate the option, very convenient, which allows you to activate the screen when you take the phone in your hand .
19) You still cannot disable the Bixby button without using external apps, but you can choose the option (inside the voice assistant, press the icon with three points to open the settings of the Bixby button) which activates it by pressing button two times and not once. The Bixby button is not completely disabled, but it can make it more difficult to activate the service.
20) Dual Messenger is the function that allows you to open two different accounts of a single Wahtsapp app, Facebook Messenger or Skype.
21) Deleted files can be recovered from the File app within 15 days after deleting them. So if you hit the Delete button by mistake, you can easily switch to the recycle bin (by tapping the three-dot button at the top right) to restore it with a single tap.
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Now that the One UI 2.0 version has been released, already available with the update to the Android 10 version on the Galaxy S10 and Note 10 (also coming to many other Samsung Galaxy models such as the S9), we see not only the improvements and changes more recent, but also the best features of the Samsung One UI interface, to discover all the tricks that are included, without using external apps, in the Samsung Galaxy system.
READ ALSO: Cheats and hidden functions in the Samsung Galaxy
1) Better readability of the lock screen : the lock screen can now detect dark and light areas of the chosen background and automatically change the color of the text to increase readability. On UI 2.0, if the lock screen is set to show notification icons, tapping any notification icon simply expands the notifications on the lock screen.
2) Reducing the space occupied by time and date in the notification area allows you to see more quick options and switches that become more comfortable to use. This change makes one-handed use less convenient, since now you have to reach the top of the screen to be able to use the first line of levers, but it reduces the number of swipes to see the various options.
3) Menu dedicated to wallpapers separate from the Galaxy Store which allows you to view more options and a preview of the home screen and lock screen wallpapers. The Dynamic Lock feature allows you to choose a category of backgrounds that change each time you turn on the screen.
4) Improved camera by hiding all camera modes under the Other section. However, you can move the modes under the Other section to go back to see them all. Focus Live effects that were above the shutter button in One UI 1 can be selected by pressing a new button.
The camera opens in full screen when you want to send a photo in the Messages app, while in One UI 1 it opens on the lower half of the screen.
5) In the notification area, any notification that does not emit a sound or vibration of the device is grouped in the separate section of the silent notifications . These are mainly those persistent notifications that do not interest you to see, such as the one that warns about Whatsapp Web activities or the Do not disturb mode or Google's weather indications.
6) On One UI 2.0, the pop-up window for granting permissions to an app is displayed at the bottom of the screen instead of in the middle. There are also more options to allow permissions, for example, to deny one or tell the phone never to ask again whether to give that particular permission.
7) The options for the split screen display, in the recent apps screen, is located at the bottom of the screen and allow you to open an app in a window by dividing the screen with another. You can also change the part of space occupied by this application on the screen and lock it so as not to close it when you delete everything.
8) In the Calendar app, Samsung has made it easier to switch to a specific month or year because all the months are listed as buttons on a single page. Furthermore, when you want to customize an event as soon as possible, you want to receive an alert, you can manually select minutes, hours or days through a scrolling selection wheel.
9) The device maintenance section is made up of four main categories (battery, space, memory and security) indicated in a vertical list. The score calculated for the overall optimization of the phone is displayed at the top. A dedicated button allows you to view the tips to keep your smartphone optimized. Battery usage can be verified for the past seven days, and battery usage statistics for the past seven days can be checked instead of just the time since the device was last charged.
10) The settings for Alarm, Clock, Timer and Stopwatch in the Clock app are combined in a single screen accessible from the three-point button at the top of any tab.
11) You can change the size of the pop-up for incoming calls when using other apps in the settings of the Phone app by tapping the three-dot button at the top right. The Mini pop-up option allows you to see only the name of the caller, with the Accept and Reject buttons and a button to view the incoming call in full screen.
12) On the lock screen you can add app shortcuts and also switches like the flashlight. This option is in Settings> Lock screen, where you can customize the shortcuts to add to the lock screen with a separate list for those that don't require any unlocking for things like the flashlight and Do not disturb mode.
13) The automatic optimization, in the maintenance section of the phone, now has the option to delete all the apps in the background (not only those recently opened) and allows you to delete the memory and unnecessary files.
14) You can create a protected folder with a fingerprint and you can go to the password / PIN / sequence recognition screen using the button below the fingerprint icon.
15) The screen recorder function also allows you to include system audio, draw on the screen and even record from the front camera. The recording control panel is obviously not displayed in the recorded video.
16) Samsung has integrated Android 10's dark mode into One UI 2.0, which now works with many more applications, including Gmail, Instagram, YouTube, Nova Launcher and countless others. The programmed dark mode allows you to make all the apps dark after sunset and the background also darkens when dark mode is enabled.
17) The navigation gestures of Android 10 can be chosen on the Samsung Galaxy instead of the gestures of the One UI (where you scroll upwards) or the classic three-button navigation bar. The settings are in the Screen menu> Navigation bar> Other options.
18) In the advanced settings, in the gestures section, you can activate the option, very convenient, which allows you to activate the screen when you take the phone in your hand .
19) You still cannot disable the Bixby button without using external apps, but you can choose the option (inside the voice assistant, press the icon with three points to open the settings of the Bixby button) which activates it by pressing button two times and not once. The Bixby button is not completely disabled, but it can make it more difficult to activate the service.
20) Dual Messenger is the function that allows you to open two different accounts of a single Wahtsapp app, Facebook Messenger or Skype.
21) Deleted files can be recovered from the File app within 15 days after deleting them. So if you hit the Delete button by mistake, you can easily switch to the recycle bin (by tapping the three-dot button at the top right) to restore it with a single tap.
READ ALSO: Options to customize the Samsung Galaxy, screen and settings
