Overview

• One UI 7 separates notifications from the Quick Panel and unlocks long-press menus for precise brightness control, adaptive luminance settings and Dolby Atmos sound presets
• The update deepens AI integration by enabling Google Assistant Gemini shortcuts via a long-press power button and within core apps like Samsung Notes and Calendar
• Galaxy S23 owners report degraded camera performance with blurry, washed-out photos, delayed previews and intermittent connectivity glitches after installing One UI 7
• Users are submitting bug reports through the Samsung Members app as Samsung continues to withhold an official response to widespread complaints
• Samsung is concurrently beta-testing One UI 8 on Android 16 and preparing a One UI 8.5 rollout for early 2026 with the Galaxy S26 series