Samsung rolls out One UI 6.1 for Galaxy S22 and other older foldables

Samsung debuted its Galaxy S24 series this year, and along with it, the brand introduced a bunch of artificial intelligence-led features. However, it wasn’t long before Samsung extended its Galaxy AI features to its older phones. In a more recent announcement, the brand stated how it would be rolling it out to Samsung S22 and other older foldable devices. If you’re wondering where your smartphone makes it to the list, we have detailed it out for you. Read on: 

Which Samsung smartphones will get the new One UI 6.1 update?

Samsung Galaxy S22 users can rejoice, as the brand has confirmed the One UI 6.1 update for the series. This will include the Galaxy S22, S22+ and S22 Ultra. But if that’s not all, there is also a possibility of Samsung Galaxy S21 to receive this update as well. While the phone may only get the Circle to Search feature as a part of the update, it remains unknown as to when the update may eventually be available. 

Samsung has also announced that the Galaxy Z series, including Fold4 and Flip4, are eligible for the Galaxy AI update. Apart from this, the Fold3 will also reportedly get Generative AI wallpapers, auto-summarisation, notes summarisation, and auto templates in Samsung Notes. It will even get live language translation, image editing suggestions, generative AI-powered editing, Interpreter Mode, and voice transcription in Voice Recorder.

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The brand seems to be working towards deploying 100 million Samsung devices with the Galaxy AI update, factoring the upcoming Galaxy Z Flip6 and Fold6. 

When will the One UI 6.1 update be available for old Samsung devices?

There were a lot of speculations about whether the Galaxy AI features would be available for older devices but Samsung has consistently been rolling them out since the launch of its Galaxy S24 series. While it is currently difficult to tell when these devices will get their updates, the brand has been deploying it in a phased manner and the update is likely to be available for older smartphones soon enough.