Samsung brings Galaxy AI features to older smartphones.

                                       

                              

The Circle to Search capability on the aforementioned Samsung models was previously only available on Google's Pixel smartphones (German).


After ushering in a new era of artificial intelligence for smartphones with the arrival of the Galaxy S24 phones earlier this year, Samsung is now giving new AI-powered capabilities for previous handsets, according to the German news agency.

The One UI 6.1 upgrade, scheduled for March 28, will add several new AI-powered capabilities to last year's S23 series models, as well as the Galaxy Z Flip 5, Fold 5, and other smartphones. The tablet is from the Tab 9S series.

 

The name "Galaxy AI" refers to a variety of AI-powered services on devices, including a call assistant that can interpret calls into various languages in near real-time and display spoken words as text.

Another service is generative image processing, which can replace missing pieces or obscure existent things in photos.

The update now includes the Circle to Search service for the aforementioned Samsung models, which was previously only available on Google's Pixel smartphones. This feature allows you to circle any portion of the screen in apps or on the web with a swipe of your finger, and it will be searched instantaneously. Regarding the content in the online circle.

This means you may circle a celebrity's shoe in a photo to find out which online retailer sells it, as well as the name of the bird in the photo.
Samsung has also pledged to upgrade other older models with cloud-based AI capabilities. Galaxy AI processes data both on the device and in the cloud, such as live translation. The functions are still available for free, however some may cost money starting in 2026.

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