Samsung releases Android 13-based 'One UI 5' for Galaxy S22

Samsung has officially launched the Android 13-based One UI 5 open beta to Galaxy S22 owners in the US, Germany, and South Korea. The company released the beta only before Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked event. With this update, the phone gets minor changes like cosmetics, security, and camera. Here are the details.

Samsung One UI 5 beta on Galaxy S22

The new beta is a relatively minor update that adds features like customization options, tweaks to notifications, new accessibility, and security settings. Samsung ONE UI 5 beta provides users up to 16 preset color themes based on their wallpaper and 12 additional color options for their home screen, icons, and quick panels.

Samsung also brings other cosmetic features like a way to stack similarly-sized widgets on top of one another that’s supposed to help create a less cluttered look. In addition to customization, there are new accessibility features. The company launched a Magnifier tool that uses the Galaxy S22’s camera to zoom in on real-life objects and text. Samsung’s beta also has options to make your phone read your keyboard input aloud.

The company released with this update some Android 13 features, such as new notification settings that require app developers to ask for users’ permission before sending users notifications. It also allows users to set their preferred language on an app-by-app basis and gives them access to a redesigned security dashboard to check security and privacy.