One UI 5.1.1 & One UI 5 Watch Coming to a Galaxy near you

Samsung announced today that it is bringing Galaxy Z Fold 5, Flip 5, Watch 6 and Tab S9 features to older Galaxy devices, thanks to the wider rollout of One UI 5.1.1 and One UI 5 Watch.

Samsung says that One UI 5.1.1 will start to roll out to the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Flip 4 devices this month. With Galaxy Z Fold 3, Flip 3, Fold 2 and Flip getting the update a bit later on. As far as tablet updates go, Samsung is going to be updating the Galaxy Tab S8, Tab S8+, Tab S8 Ultra, Tab S7, Tab S7+, Tab S7 FE, Tab S6 Lite, Tab A8, Tab A7 Lite, Tab Active 3 and Tab Active 4 Pro. Though Samsung is not specifying when these devices will be updated just yet.

Finally, when it comes to One UI 5 Watch, the Galaxy Watch 5 series, and Watch 4 series will get updated. This update does include Wear OS 4.0, which came standard on the Galaxy Watch 6 series.

One UI 5.1.1 will bring personalized panel management and better multi-tasking. With the update, users will be able to choose whether they want to show or hide the panel when in Flex Mode. Users will also be able to see the media play bar within the Flex Mode panel when watching videos. With the new multi-tasking features, Samsung is making it easier to browse the internet on the Galaxy Z Fold 4, Flip 4 and Tab S8 devices. So that users are able to simultaneously watch content, giving users a more intuitive multi window practice and a seamless drag-and-drop action too.

One UI 5 Watch brings more sleep capabilities and fitness tools

Now when it comes to One UI 5 Watch, it does bring Wear OS 4 from Google. But in addition to that, it also brings in some nice new sleep capabilities. Samsung is introducing new sleep management features including Sleep Score Factors, Sleep Consistency readings and Sleep Animal Symbols analyses. This is all in addition to the sleep coaching access and sleep mode invisible LED infrared sensor that helps users optimize their night of sleep.

One UI 5 Watch also brings some new fitness tools to Galaxy Watch owners. This includes a personalized heart rate zone, irregular heart rhythm notifications, the ability to track run and custom workout features. Meanwhile, Galaxy Watch 5 Pro users will get access to their GPX file database, which will allow them to explore new workout routes.