I’ve seen an early version of One UI 7, and there are changes

Samsung held its annual developer’s convention as we speak, referred to as SDC. We anticipated the corporate to announce some information associated to One UI 7, the Android 15-based pores and skin that may land on Galaxy smartphones. Sadly, apart from some disappointing information a few 2025 launch date, we didn’t study a lot in any respect in regards to the Android pores and skin itself.

Nonetheless, Samsung quietly left telephones operating an early construct of the software program hidden in plain sight on the present. All through the present ground, there have been code stations the place Samsung workers might assist software program engineers perceive the right way to do sure issues. There have been most likely 50+ stations on the present, however 4 of these stations had Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultras operating One UI 7.

Jeff at SammyGuru first noticed and photographed these telephones. We’ve mirrored these photographs right here, however I checked out the telephones for myself and may verify the pics are reputable.

Do be aware, although, that these are leaks, and Samsung positively didn’t intend for folks exterior of SDC to see them. Subsequently, it’s attainable that some and even all the adjustments we see right here gained’t make it to the ultimate launch in 2025. Nonetheless, it’s a great way to see what Samsung is working in the direction of.

Let’s dive into what we realized!

It appears Samsung isn’t going to attend that lengthy, although. The leaked model of One UI 7 I briefly used as we speak has notifications and Fast Settings tiles cut up. Within the photographs above, you’ll be able to see how this at present appears. In keeping with SammyGuru, there’s a strategy to revert again to having Fast Settings tiles and notifications on the identical web page, however I couldn’t take a look at that for myself.

Outdoors of the cut up of those two techniques, each have some slight design adjustments. Notifications are a lot rounder, for one. The little arrow that seems on the fitting to develop the notification has additionally been shifted to be extra centered.

In the meantime, the Fast Settings tiles part has a smaller brightness slider and a brand new quantity slider proper subsequent to it. Every thing can be a lot rounder, making One UI 7 look so much nearer to Google’s Materials You design we see each in Pixel UI in addition to inventory Android. It additionally doesn’t look too far off from iOS 18’s Management Heart.

You’ll additionally discover the battery icon within the standing bar has modified to one thing similar to the one we leaked some time in the past. Though what we leaked nonetheless appeared like a battery, and this one is simply an oval, the idea is just about the identical.

Samsung can be altering a few of its icons. If Samsung doesn’t change its thoughts earlier than 2025, this would be the first time we’ve seen vital icon adjustments in a few years.

Within the picture above, you’ll be able to see a few of the most notable ones. The Gallery app is far more colourful, with a rainbow gradient behind the “flower” picture. The middle of the flower is orange as a substitute of pink, as we see on One UI 6.1. The Digital camera app additionally will get a wildly redesigned icon, making it look far more like a “actual” digicam than the flat, simplified picture we see used as we speak.

The Galaxy Retailer’s icon can be redesigned. The “bag” picture has a brand new look making it look extra like a tote bag and fewer like a handbag. The colour scheme appears a bit brighter, too. Contacts has been modified to make it look extra like a e-book, full with what appears to be a illustration of lined paper on the fitting.

The Settings app additionally obtained a major redesign, taking a whole lot of cues from the one we see in iOS. Actually, a whole lot of these icon designs appear lifted or not less than impressed by their iOS counterparts, which is able to little question disappoint many Samsung followers. Lastly, the Telephone app is subtly completely different, too, however not by a lot.

That’s all we’ve obtained for One UI 7 leaks at SDC 2024. Nonetheless, there’s a quick video clip beneath recorded by Abhijeet Mishra from SamMobile. It doesn’t present something we don’t see within the photographs above, nevertheless it’s one other fast have a look at what we all know to date. Earlier than you go, you’ll want to vote within the ballot above to tell us what you consider One UI 7 to date!