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Samsung Galaxy Phones Could Adopt Foldable and Tablet-Style Taskbar with Android 15 (One UI 7)
Samsung Galaxy users get ready to experience a taskbar on Galaxy smartphones with Android 15. Google could offer an Android taskbar on regular smartphones with the upcoming Android 15 update.
Undoubtedly, Google is actively working on Android 15, which is reported to bring a taskbar for regular smartphones. Meanwhile, Samsung is also looking forward to rolling out the latest software version, One UI 7, based on Android 15, which means it will adopt some features from Android 15.
Google introduced a taskbar with Android 12L only for larger screens. At first, the giant made it a persistent bar at the bottom of the screen; later, with Android 13, it got upgraded and became optional. With more updates, Google made the taskbar appear briefly on smaller, larger screens, like foldable screens, for improved usability.
Until now, the taskbar has only been available on bigger-screen devices such as the Galaxy Tab S8, Galaxy Tab S9, Galaxy Z Fold 5, Galaxy Z Fold 6, and more. But it will not only be the case for large-screen devices anymore, since with Android 15, it could arrive on regular smartphones.
If the report is to be believed, Google is developing a new, compact taskbar for regular smartphones as part of the upcoming Android 15. If this comes true, then it will enhance multitasking capabilities, as has been discovered by a tech expert who managed to enable it in the beta version.
However, the final inclusion of this taskbar in the stable Android 15 release is uncertain, and it remains to be seen whether the taskbar will be compatible with regular smartphones.
Samsung is one of the most appreciated brands in terms of innovation; now, with the latest development, the company has started a new era with the Galaxy AI features that arrived with One UI 6. 1. Now to bring more new change, it is expected to get an Apple for summarizing notifications.
Galaxy users will receive a summary of notifications with One UI 7
According to the tipster, chunvn8888, Samsung is testing an Apple-like AI feature that will summarize notifications. However, it is not confirmed if the feature is exclusively available for the Galaxy S25 or if it will be available with Galaxy AI.
Meanwhile, it is expected that Samsung could bring more enhancements to its features, which will bring a completely fresh experience for users. It is expected that the company will provide the feature for all smartphones, irrespective of their price range, through One UI 7.
As far as the One UI 7 availability is concerned, it is expected that the company will introduce the One UI 7 beta program in the next couple of weeks. If this prediction is true, then most probably it will introduce the stable in early January or with the Galaxy S25.
Samsung has delayed the One UI 7 beta program so much this year; now the good news is arriving: The beta program is expected to be live in the next couple of weeks.
One UI 7 beta may be available in the next 15 days
Last month, Samsung announced that One UI 7 will be available for Galaxy devices next year; this is related to the stable version. In addition, the beta program is also expected to be available later this year.
Now, it is more confirmed after the statement of reliable tipster Ice Universe. According to the statement, he claimed that Samsung will take another half-month to start the beta program.
Beta forums updated
Apart from the tipster statement, more developments are done to ensure that the One UI 7 Beta is near. According to the information, the beta forums for the Galaxy S24 and Galaxy S23 series are for the devices. Another event is also taking place in SD, C24, in Korea. This confirms that it will be available next month.
Earlier this month, Samsung conducted SDC2024 in the US to discuss several topics based on the future opportunities. Now to go into more details, the company is preparing to do one more conference as SDC 2024 in Korea. It will hold the Samsung Developer Conference Korea 2024 online on November 21.
Samsung Electronics has been hosting developer events in various forms every year since 2014 to emphasize the improvement of software.
Samsung SDC 2024 in Korea key highlights
According to the information , the SDC 2024 in Korea will be attended by Jeon kyung-hoon, president and chief technology officer.
In this conference, several futuristic topics will be covered, including:
- generative AI S/W platform
- IoT healthcare
- communication data
- open source development culture.
Along with the discussion, the conference also showcased the performance of different divisions of the company, including Samsung Electronics’ research and development results on generative AI technology (Samsung Electronics Samsung Research Vice President Lee Joo-hyung and Executive Director Koh Hyun-mok) and Improving the user experience of Samsung Electronics’ software and device platforms (Samsung Electronics Device Platform Center Vice President Jeong Jae-yeon and Samsung Research Executive Director Kwon Ho-beom). For more information, you can check here.
Apart from these, it is also possible that Samsung could introduce the One UI 7 timeline for the Galaxy devices. So it is very crucial for Galaxy users to check out the conference. Hope that we may atleast get more information about the