A Samsung Galaxy S24 series is now official and, as expected, one of its major features is the set of AI tools. The features are integrated into One UI 6.1 and the phones come with it already. For those wondering if older phones will also experience the new AI functions, the answer is a resounding yes.
The Galaxy AI – which is how Samsung calls the new AI features – was developed by Samsung and Google, and many of them are powered by the latter’s Gemini models.
The features can be broadly categorized into three categories:
- Features that facilitate conversations with someone who doesn’t speak the same language as you, such as Live Translate for real-time voice and text translations, Interpreter for face-to-face conversations, and Chat Assist to modify the tone of a conversation.
- Image enhancement features, such as erasing or recomposing an image and repositioning the subject
- Miscellaneous: Circle to Search (search anything on the screen by circling it), AI Wallpapers (for custom wallpapers), and Note Assist (for summarizing or formatting notes)
Many of the Galaxy AI features introduced in the Galaxy S24 will also be supported on older models, including the Galaxy S23 series, Galaxy S23 FE, Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Flip 5, and the Galaxy Tab S9 series in the first half of 2024. Stay tuned for more details.
Samsung states that owners of these devices will receive the new features in the first half of the year, meaning these devices will get One UI 6.1 before July.
The South Korean giant has not revealed exactly which features will be implemented on older devices, but it seems that many of them will make their way to other devices. This is good news for users who do not wish to acquire a new phone but are interested in the new features.