Left UI 4 notifications, UI 5 notifications right
The Security and Privacy Hub puts a user’s important information such as passwords, accounts, security, and privacy features on one screen, making it easy and quick to access. The One UI 5 variant of the security and privacy hub is based on the same design that Google uses for its Pixel handsets. Most importantly, the app scans for anything that could potentially mess with your permissions.
One UI 5 Security and Privacy Hub
There is a change in Android permission dialog from One UI 4 (left) to One UI 5 (right)
Also found in One UI 5 are two new gestures that will improve multitasking. Swiping up from the bottom of the screen with two fingers opens a split screen. And swiping from the top corner to the center of the screen activates the pop-up view that lets you see new pop-up notifications from selected apps on the display.
One UI 5 will include two new gestures
Other changes include an improvement in animations and the ability to share Samsung Notes with up to 100 people at a time. Each person in the group is given the option to view revisions made in a note all at the same time. A new Quick Tile can show you the name of the app currently running on the phone, and the About phone page now contains an image of the handset being used. Finally, under the Connections heading, there’s now a toggle for enabling and disabling Ultra-wideband (UWB), which is used to accurately identify the location of nearby devices.
More screenshots of One UI 5
The One UI 5 beta program is expected to start earlier than usual, most likely at the end of this month. The stable releases could start in October, which will be a month earlier than usual.
