Here’s the full changelog of One UI 3.0 based on the Android 11 update

Samsung began testing One UI 3.0 user interface based on Android 11. The first to receive the new software were the owners of the Galaxy S20 series from South Korea. The G986U1UEU1ZTI7 firmware for the Galaxy S20+ is 2.507 GB in size and includes the September security patch and a long list of changes.

Separately, the user needs to update a number of standard applications, including Calculator, Samsung Health, Samsung Internet, Samsung Notes and Samsung Pay. We have attached the changelog below, but for now, we will highlight the most important thing: double tap on an empty area of ​​the desktop turns off the screen, a long press on the application icon allows you to customize it, improved autofocus, autoexposure and better general user experience of the camera, as well as stabilization when shooting the moon at high zoom level, in the photo editor you can now roll back the results of unsuccessful work on images to their original values.

It is expected that in the near future the One UI 3 Beta program will be open in other regions. Including the United States, China and several European countries. There is no need to wait for the beta version. So it is best to focus on the final release, which should take place before the end of autumn.

One UI 3.0 Beta official changelog

Here are the new features and improvements that Samsung is bringing with One UI 3.0:

Accessibility

Samsung has added quick access to the most important accessibility settings to the device setup process. In the Settings menu, accessibility shortcuts can be set more easily. Sound detectors work with SmartThings devices such as a Samsung Smart TV and lights.

Bixby Routines and Photo Editor

You can use grouped preset Bixby Routines to start using the feature and learn to build them quickly. Samsung now lets you see what actions are reversed when a routine ends. New actions and conditions have been added to Bixby Routines. And new actions include accessibility actions and talking to Bixby. New conditions include the disconnection of a Bluetooth device and Wi-Fi networks, a specific time, a call from a specific number, and more. Samsung is also allowing you to customize the icon for each routine and access routines from the lock screen.

The company has added the ability to revert edits made to an image in the Photo Editor so that you can go back to the original version of an image.

Camera

The company claims that it has improved the performance of autofocus on the Galaxy S20 series and improved the stabilization while capturing images of the moon at high zoom levels.

Contacts, Messages, and Phone

One UI 3.0 brings along the option to quickly delete duplicate contacts. The Contacts app’s search experience has been improved, and the Trash Bin feature has been added in the Messages app. The call screen can be customized using personal images and videos. You can turn on or off the ‘Call & Test on other devices’ feature using Bixby Routines.

Calendar and Reminders

With the latest version of the Calendar app in One UI 3.0, events with the same start and end times are shown together in Agenda and Month views. Options to add and edit events have been reorganized, and the layout for full-screen alerts from the Reminders app has been improved.

Digital Wellbeing and Parental Controls

Samsung has added trends to the weekly Digital Wellbeing report so that you can see how your usage has changed compared to the previous week. You can even check your usage time for each feature. The company has also added a feature that lets you see how much time you’ve spent on calls while driving. It has also added a lock screen widget that lets you check your screen time without unlocking the device. There are now separate Digital Wellbeing profiles for personal and work modes so that you can track screen time separately.

Home Screen, Lock Screen, Quick Panel, and AOD features

You can touch and hold an app to add an associated and turn off the screen by double-tapping an empty area on the home screen. Samsung has also added more Dynamic Lock screen options and improved lock screen widgets. Conversations and media playback widgets now have their own sections in the Quick Panel. The company has also improved the Always On Display widgets.

Internet

The South Korean firm’s internet browser has received a bunch of improvements with One UI 3.0, including the ability to block websites from redirecting to another page when you tap the back button. The new version of Samsung Internet gets a reorganized menu and several new add-ons, including the one that can translate websites from one language to another. There’s a new option to hide the status bar for more immersive web browsing. You can now keep up to 99 open tabs, and even lock and reorder them. The tab bar design has also been improved. However, Samsung has ended support for Samsung Internet edge panel.

Samsung Keyboard and Wireless DeX

Samsung Keyboard settings can now be found more easily in the General management section in the Settings menu. The company has reorganized the settings so that the most important ones can be found more easily. Although the option to wirelessly connect Galaxy S20 series smartphones to compatible TVs in Wireless DeX mode was added in One UI 2.5, the feature is also listed in the One UI 3.0 changelog.