Android 15 is around the corner. Samsung, which develops and packages the One UI skin above is taking shape too. As per reports and leaks so far, it seems that One UI 7 will receive a major overhaul with some new features and completely redesigned app interfaces.
Note: One UI 7 is expected to be unveiled sometime around the end of July or August. This is based on the release cycle that Samsung usually follows for previous One UI releases.
An X (formerly Twitter) user by the name Chunvn8888 has leaked what appears to be the UI of the Camera app. The alleged leaks suggest that the focus is on users who are trying to take selfies or photos with just one hand. All the settings and buttons have been moved to the bottom of the screen from the top making them easier to reach using the thumb.
Since there are too many options and settings to choose from, a More button hides the remaining options so that they do not end up taking up the entire screen. The only icon or button that still sits atop is the flashlight. Do you often toggle the flashlight between on/off/auto?
Another thing to note is the iconography. The buttons are rounded but not just that. Even the Camera app icon has changed and now looks something like this:
The redesigned Camera app icon aligns with a previous leak where the Gallery app icon was leaked by the same user. It now looks a lot more like iOS’s Gallery app icon more than anything else. But this is not the first time Samsung has copied Apple. The latest Galaxy Watch Ultra has borrowed quite a bit from Apple.
Did you notice the tiny red dot in the Camera app icon? Maybe it indicates that the Camera app is on and in use. It reminds me of the red dot feature in Nothing smartphones. But instead of a physical red light at the back, Samsung seems to have adopted a more subtle look with a red dot inside the app icon. While nothing is confirmed yet, it can be useful for users to forget to stop the video recording by mistake. Camera apps can be major resource hoggers.
Some Samsung Galaxy users may not take a liking to the new icons but they are easy to change using icon packs. It is the UI that we need to pay attention to. While these changes look real, remember that these are from early builds and the beta version hasn’t even shipped yet. Beta and subsequently stable builds usually come around September and October.
