Samsung’s One UI 5 Watch isn’t a complete overhaul, but it brings welcomed changes to Samsung’s health suite and design.

Samsung may adopt gesture navigation as the default in One UI 8.5, aligning with Android 16’s full-screen focus.

2 Comments Samsung is preparing for its next big update, and while that’s not Android 14, One UI 5.1.1 is bringing a bunch of new features, and it’s now in beta for select devices.

The software will bring a number of functional improvements instead of significant design changes. We’ve pasted the complete leaked One UI 5.1 changelog at the end of this article.

Rather than defaulting to the Android three-button navigation style, Samsung may soon offer a choice during set up.

You can always use another keyboard app, though. Meanwhile, 9to5Google also found several reports about other One UI 5.1 bugs that break Bixby Routines and Samsung’s design language color palette.

We tried out the new One UI 5 beta software on a Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra. While it's hardly a seismic shift for Samsung, the update introduces a ton of small tweaks, many of which are clever.

It was only earlier this year that Samsung started the One UI 5.1 rollout. Now comes 5.1.1, and inside, Samsung markets an enhanced Flex Mode Panel, with more controls for when you’re watching ...

Since One UI 4 and 5 are not taking massive departures in terms of design, we expect One UI 6 to make bold changes in UI. Of course, even Android 14 may tweak the appearance.