One UI 6.1 with Galaxy AI Rolling Out to Galaxy S22, Galaxy S21 & More

Samsung has begun pushing its One UI 6.1 update with Galaxy AI features to a slew of Galaxy devices today.

In April, Samsung confirmed plans to bring its One UI 6.1 update to older Galaxy models in May and the company has made good on its promise.

One UI 6.1 is now moving out to the Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22+, Galaxy S22 Ultra, Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21+, Galaxy S21 Ultra, Galaxy Z Fold 4, Galaxy Z Flip 4, Galaxy Z Flip 3, and Galaxy Z Fold 3.

The update is available in select regions, but the roll out will expand throughout May as Samsung works to deliver it to millions of customers across the globe.

Devices that arrived in 2022, like the Galaxy S22 series, get every Galaxy AI feature except for one: Instant Slow-mo. This feature lets users slow down any video by pressing and holding down on the display.

Here’s the full rundown:

• AI-Generated Wallpaper: Generative AI-powered wallpaper generation through text prompts.
• Browsing Assist: Uses AI to summarize webpages or articles in short and slightly longer format options.
• Chat Assist: Translates messages into your preferred language in real-time. It is supported by the stock messages app and instant messaging apps like WhatsApp.
• Circle to Search with Google: Draw a circle around anything on the screen to know more about it.
• Edit Suggestion: Samsung Keyboard uses AI to offer grammar and spelling corrections. It also offers various writing tone styles and suggestions.
• Generative Edit: The built-in Photo Editor uses AI to offer advanced editing features, including more accurately removing objects and correcting the angles and alignments of images.
• Interpreter: Interpreter Mode is used for real-time language translation when talking to someone face to face.
• Live Translate: Translate language in real-time during voice calls.
• Note Assist: Summarizes and formats notes in the Samsung Notes app. Converts handwritten notes into properly formatted notes structure.
• Transcript Assist: Transcript voice recordings and auto-tagging of people using Samsung Voice Recorder.

Galaxy models from 2021 like the Galaxy S21 series are getting a watered down version of the update and it appears Circle to Search may be the only AI upgrade on board.

Samsung’s also prepping a One UI 6.1.1 update which shouldn’t come as much of a surprise given that it released a One UI 5.1.1 update in 2023.

The One UI 6.1.1 update will arrive later this year, ahead of Android 15, and it should land in July alongside the new Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6.