Samsung may finally be set to put its One UI 7 rollout problems behind it, while it could also be in talks to replace Gemini as the default AI assistant on future Galaxy smartphones.
The rollout of Samsung’s latest UI hasn’t exactly been smooth sailing, with a serious bug seemingly prompting the Korean manufacturer to delay a wider rollout to older Galaxy models.
At least Samsung Galaxy S25 series owners have something to smile about, with the news that Samsung is ready to wrap up major work on One UI 7.
Established tipster Ice Universe has posted the news that Samsung has pushed so-called ‘YD9 firmware’ to the South Korean Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, which apparently represents “the final full version of One UI 7”.
What’s new in the final full version of One UI 7?
Samsung has apparently added some stabilisation improvements to the charging, camera, and terminal operation provisions (via machine translation), as well as security improvements.
There are a couple of notable new features too, include Media Player widget support in the notification menu, as well as in the Now Bar. There’s also a new charging animation.
As already stated, this latest iteration of One UI 7 is only rolling out in South Korea at present, but we’d expect to see wider availability over the coming weeks – barring any more unexpected issues.
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Samsung could soon let you ditch Gemini
In separate news, a report from Bloomberg claims that Samsung may offer the ability to ditch Google’s Gemini AI assistant for a promising new alternative in future One UI updates.
Perplexity AI is said to be in talks with Samsung over integrating its AI assistant into future Samsung phones and tablets, having already reached such an agreement with Motorola.
It’s early days, but this agreement could involve making Perplexity the default AI assistant on Samsung devices, as well as promoting Perplexity in its Galaxy Store.
How this would go down with Google, which has a close relationship with Samsung in a number of areas – including AI – remains to be seen.
Just recently, Google offered first dibs on its most exciting new Gemini feature to Pixel 9 and Samsung Galaxy S25 owners, highlighting how close the two companies have become on all things artificial intelligence.
However, Samsung’s investment arm, NEXT, last year backed the Perplexity startup, so it’s clearly open to forging new AI relationships.
