Samsung Galaxy Tab S8+ at Verizon gets new features with One UI 5.1 update

Samsung Galaxy Tab S8, Tab S8+, and Tab S8 Ultra were the first tablet devices to gain the One UI 5.1 features. The update has expanded to millions of users all over the world and now the Samsung Galaxy Tab S8+ customers using Verizon are getting the opportunity to taste the new One UI 5.1 software in the US.

Verizon is rolling out the Samsung Galaxy Tab S8+ One UI 5.1 update with a slew of new features and meaningful changes. Additionally, it installs the February 2023 Android security patch for privacy enhancements.

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You can now go to the Software update section on your tablet’s Settings and tab the Download and install option to check and download the fresh software on the device.

What’s new:

One UI 5.1 provides enhancements to Camera, Gallery, Wallpaper, Widgets, Multi-tasking, Samsung Internet, Bixby Text Call, Wallpapers, AR Zone, Edge Panels, and many more.

Camera:

Samsung One UI 5.1 update lets you easily change the color tone of your selfies by selecting Natural or Bright options through the Effects button so that you can get the perfect tone for your pictures based on the current environment.

Gallery:

The One UI Gallery app is receiving many new features, such as the GIF Remaster to help you remaster and improve the quality of your GIFs and Extract Text from the video to let you copy text from the video content by pausing it.

At the same time, One UI 5.1 also brings a Detailed view of your photo or video saved in the Gallery, you can see both the image and the details at the same time in landscape mode.

AR Zone:

Samsung now lets you add a second AR Emoji in a single sticker. You can customize each emoji and then combine them as you prefer.

Multitasking:

Samsung has significantly improved Samsung DeX. In Pop view, you can now adjust the window size by dragging the window edges in any direction. Meanwhile, for split-screen, you will see categories for Recent apps and Most used apps, allowing you to quickly select apps for Split Screen.

Wallpaper:

You can now select a video clip to use as your wallpaper. Not only this, but the system will also recommend you the best part of the video clip for editing.

Widgets:

Samsung brings a new Battery Widget that shows you the battery status of your phone as well as all the connected Bluetooth devices effortlessly. Meanwhile, the improved Smart Suggestion Widget recommends a Spotify playlist based on your activities.

Whereas, the Dynamic Weather Widget offers you a weather summary, forecast, hourly precipitation, severe weather alert, and other information about the current weather.

Bixby Text Call:

One UI 5.0’s Bixby Text Call feature is now available in the English language. You can use Bixby to answer phone calls and respond to people with text-to-voice.