Samsung is bringing Galaxy Z Fold 4’s multitasking features to its older foldables
Samsung’s latest foldables—theGalaxy Z Fold 4andFlip 4—run onAndroid 12L-based One UI 4.1.1. Among other things, they feature a Taskbar that aids multitasking and makes it easier to run multiple apps simultaneously. Asrumors had indicated, the Korean giant has nowannouncedthat it is bringing One UI 4.1.1 to its previous-gen foldables.
In its announcement, Samsung says the One UI 4.1.1 update will first start rolling out for theGalaxy Z Fold 3andFlip 3from September 5 and expand to more countries after that. The release will further make its way to theGalaxy Z Fold 2, Galaxy Z Flip, and the original Fold.
The Taskbar in One UI 4.1.1/Android 12L will directly let you open apps in multi-window mode—just drag a compatible app to the display’s edge. Dragging the app to the center of the screen will open it in a pop-up view. There are also new multitasking gestures to open a full-screen app in pop-up mode or trigger split-screen view.
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Galaxy Z Flip owners can do more with their phone’s Cover Screen in One UI 4.1.1. They can direct dial their favorite contacts from the outer display, access additional Quick Settings tiles like Wi-Fi, flashlight, etc., and reply to messages using voice-to-text or emoji. Besides, as seen on theGalaxy Z Flip 4, the Quick Shot camera feature is getting an update and will allow older Flip phone users to preview and take photos in the correct ratio.
Samsung also confirmed the rollout of One UI Watch 4.5 for theGalaxy Watch 4series. The companyended the beta program last weekand rolled out the stable update for them. Now, the update is rolling out to the public who were not on the beta channel.
For the Tizen-basedGalaxy Watch 3andWatch Active2, Samsung will roll out a new update to add someGalaxy Watch 5features. This includes two new watch faces and snore detection. Additionally, ECG and blood pressure monitoring on these smartwatches will further expand to 24 new markets where the features are already available on the Watch 4 and Watch 5 lineup.
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