Samsung Galaxy F23 5G Smartphone Receives New OneUI 6.1 Update With New Features And May Security Patch in India

Samsung has announced a new update for the Galaxy F23 5G smartphone in India region. This new Android 14 based OneUI 6.1 update comes with new features and a May security patch. You will get to see new wallpaper editing, enhanced data protection, improved gallery search-like features, and customization options. The update comes with the firmware version E236BXXU6EXE5/E236BODM6EXE5/ E236BXXU6EXE2 and has a download size of almost 2GB.

Changelog

Customize your Galaxy

New wallpaper editing features

Decorate your wallpaper however you like. When you select an image to use as your wallpaper, you can now apply frames and effects.

More widgets for your Lock screen

Additional widgets are available for your Lock screen so you can quickly check useful information without unlocking your phone. The new widgets include Weather, Samsung Health, Battery, Reminder, Calendar, and Clock.

Customize alarm alerts

Use an image, video, or AR emoji to create your own custom alert screens for each alarm. You can even change the layout of where the alarm information appears on the screen.

More stickers to personalize your calendar

You can now add up to 2 stickers for each date on your calendar. Stickers for events are now shown next to the event name in Month view.

Revamped Calendar settings

Calendar settings have been reorganized to be more intuitive. You can also set background colors and images for full-screen calendar alerts.

Customize reminder alerts

Create the right background for each of your reminders. You can now set colors and background images for full-screen reminder alerts.

Do more with reminder categories

You can now choose a representative icon for each reminder category. You can also pin categories you use frequently to the top of the category list.

Turn modes on or off from the Home screen

Turn modes on and off more quickly than before. The new Mode widget lets you add modes directly to your Home screen.

Reorder your modes

You can now change the order of the modes listed on the Modes tab in Modes and Routines.

New routine conditions

You can now start a routine when an alarm of your choice starts ringing or when Smart View connects or disconnects.

Connect and share

Share with more devices

Quick Share has merged with Google’s Nearby Share. In addition to Galaxy devices, you can now share with other Android devices even without an internet connection.

Sync Internet tab groups with other devices

Easily pick up where you left off during your last browsing session no matter which device you were using. Tab groups that you create on one device will appear in Samsung Internet on other Galaxy devices signed in to your Samsung account.

Protect your data

Enhanced data protection in Samsung Cloud

Rest assured that no one can access your data but you, even if there’s a data breach. You can turn on end-to-end encryption for data that’s synced with Samsung Cloud.

Manage your health

Enhanced exercise experience

Compete against your past running results in Samsung Health to try to beat your previous time. You can also crop exercises after you finish to remove any unnecessary time at the beginning or end.

More options for daily activity targets

You now have more options for setting your daily activity targets in Samsung Health. If a step goal doesn’t work for you, you can change to floors climbed or active hours instead.

Improved cycle tracking

When you record your physical symptoms and moods, options you’ve used frequently in the past will appear at the top of the screen. You can also now set custom moods if the default options don’t match how you’re feeling.

Even more improvements

More information in the Weather widget

The weather widget will let you know when severe thunderstorms, snowfall, or other precipitation is on the forecast in your local area.

Open all minimized apps at once

A new button lets you reopen all of the minimized apps at once when you have more than one pop-up window minimized.

Google search suggestions in Finder

When you search using Finder, you’ll also get suggested web searches from Google.

More ways to protect your battery

Choose from 3 different protection options to help extend your battery’s lifespan. Basic protection keeps your charge between 95% and 100%. Adaptive protection pauses charging while you’re asleep and finishes charging just before you wake up. You can also choose to limit the maximum charge to 80% for maximum protection.

Improved Gallery Search

The search screen has been redesigned to make it easier to use. Results are now categorized by type, such as people, places, albums, or stories.

The update is recommended to download over a WiFi network as downloading over cellular data may incur some additional charges.