THE bonuses just keep coming for Samsung devices – with a looming update rumoured to offer generative AI wallpapers.
Samsung recently rolled out a sparkly new operating system under the title One UI 6.0 – also known as Android 14 for Google Pixel owners.
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The UI 6.0 perks are largely the same for Samsung and Google device owners – albeit obvious upgrades to the Samsung-exclusive Galaxy Enhance-X app.
But newly leaked images of the soon-to-roll-out One UI 6.1 – from tech commentator @BennettBuhner on X – suggest a popular Google Pixel 8 and 8 Pro feature is coming to Galaxy phones, according to 9to5Google.
Generative AI is an artificial intelligence model that can generate high quality text, images – and in this case, wallpapers, at the drop of a hat.
All users need to do is give it a few text-based prompts, such as ‘floral sketches’ or ‘3D rendering of a galaxy’.
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The AI suggests prompts to users to make things slightly easier.
9to5Google essentially called the Android AI feature ‘the main selling point’ of Google’s Pixel 8 series.
It gives users the power to create their own unique wallpapers designs using AI – where no two wallpapers are alike.
Of course, there are a few restrictions, including a limited selection of categories to choose from and the fact that it only works with an internet connection.
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Overall, the generative AI feature is largely identical between Google and Samsung handsets – aside from a few aesthetic changes.
For example, Google’s preview is full screen whereas Samsung’s is more compact – and the Pixel says “Inspire Me” instead of “Surprise Me.”
If you’re itching for this feature to be released – fortunately you don’t have to wait long.
It’s expected to be rolled out alongside the launch of the Galaxy S24 series, which is rumoured for late January.
A brief timeline of the Samsung Galaxy Fold
The foldable gadget had a rocky start to life…
- On May 12 2011, South Korea’s Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology annonced that some of its researchers had created a folding smartphone prototype
- On May 2 2012, Samsung filed a patent application for its folding smart phone design
- In May 2013, Samsung tried to patent its folding phone screen idea
- In November 2013, Samsung announced that it would be bringing folding display devices to the market
- In spring 2016, Samsung was finally working on what we now refer to as the Galaxy Fold
- In October 2018, Samsung finally confirmed that its foldable phone was on the way
- On February 20 2019, Samsung launched the Samsung Galaxy Fold with a staggering £1,900 price tag
- On April 15 2019, Samsung started letting high profile technology journalists use the phone but by April 17 lots of them were already complaining about the screen breaking or not working
- On April 22 2019, Samsung had to announce that it was postponing the Samsung Galaxy Fold’s release so that it could address and fix ongoing issues with the folding screen
- On September 6, 2019, Samsung started selling the Galaxy Fold in the UK
- A year later, the company release a follow-up, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2
