With One UI 3.1’s Single Take feature, you can take a variety of photos by pressing the shutter button once.
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Samsung last week launched its latest One UI 3.1 software update in certain regions, introducing new features of the Galaxy S21 phone range to more devices, including the Galaxy S20 series, Galaxy Note 20 series, Galaxy Z Vou 2 and Galaxy Z Flip.
Samsung never uses Android software, but rather posts its own design. In the early days of Galaxy phones, it was something called TouchWiz strongly criticized by reviewers. At the end of 2018, Samsung One UI revealed with the aim of making it easier for users to navigate on their phones. The third generation of the software launched in December with Android 11.
One UI 3.1 contains the following new features, all of which are already available on Galaxy S21 phones:
- Improved single recording: An updated Single take function for phone cameras, you can record multiple images and video recordings by pressing the shutter button just once. The feature introduced on the Galaxy S20 but the S21 line brought more effects.
- Object eraser: The new intelligent photo editing tool cuts out unwanted parts of your photos without editing them manually.
- Multimetric recording: Recording audio via your phone and a paired Bluetooth device at the same time, to get better quality audio and video.
- Eye comfort screen: This new setting fits the blue light is sent from your phone based on the time of day, which can help with eye pressure. You can turn it on via your Quick Settings panel.
- Private part: This feature allows you to share encrypted files and set permission and expiration dates for the data, as well as grant read-only access.
Look for more information how the One UI widgets compare to those on the iPhone 12and CNETs Galaxy S21 review and Galaxy S21 Ultra Review.
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CNET’s Shara Tibken contributed to this report.