Samsung's 'One UI' Is Expanding To All of Its Consumer Devices (engadget.com) 3
First announced in 2018, Samsung's "One UI" software is expanding to all the company's major tech products in 2025. 9to5Google reports: At its annual developer conference, Samsung announced that "One UI" is the new name for the company's software experiences across "major product lines." This specifically includes TVs and home appliances. Samsung says: "In addition, the company announced that it will integrate the software experience of its major product lines -- from mobile devices to TVs and home appliances -- under the name One UI next year. By providing a cohesive product experience and committing to software upgrades for up to seven years, Samsung will continue to bring innovation for its customers."
There's no word on how, if at all, this will affect software design or features, but the cohesive branding and the announcement mentioning that it will "integrate the software experience" implies we'll see similar designs across the company's portfolio, at least eventually. Samsung also announced that One UI 7, its next Android update, would be delayed to 2025 with a beta "before the end of the year" during the same keynote.
There's no word on how, if at all, this will affect software design or features, but the cohesive branding and the announcement mentioning that it will "integrate the software experience" implies we'll see similar designs across the company's portfolio, at least eventually. Samsung also announced that One UI 7, its next Android update, would be delayed to 2025 with a beta "before the end of the year" during the same keynote.
Samsung announces enshittification of portfolio (Score:3)
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Let me guess, you're not living in the EU?
Mine, Dutch Xcover 7, not from a telecom subscription, came SIM unlocked, no advertising, and just the usual few promotions of big tech companies.
I removed or disabled almost everything (read Google) I found unneccessary with App Manager (F-Droid installation) and installed Olauncher because I want a simple and easily readable interface.
The phone has behaved very well so far, including several updates, and the only complaint I have is the lack of a notification led.
Microsoft tried that (Score:2)
Microsoft tried that with Windows 8 / server 2012 / Windows phone and it was hated and removed.
Perhaps the best user interface for a device should be determined by the device characteristics. A small touchscreen device (phone) is quite different from a TV that uses a remote. A mouse or keyboard greatly changes the way you can interact with a device as well.
Good luck with that!