Samsung Galaxy AI features are coming to the Galaxy S23 and other models with a single UI 6.1 update

Samsung has announced that it will roll out its Galaxy AI features to owners of the company’s already released smartphones and tablets as part of the upcoming One UI 6.1 update. This means that the company’s AI features that arrived with the Galaxy S24 series of smartphones, such as Circle to Search, Live Translate, translator mode for phone calls, Instant Slow-mo for videos, Note Assist, Browsing Assist and AI-generated wallpapers , will soon be available on older Samsung Galaxy devices.

The South Korean tech conglomerate announced on Thursday that the upcoming One UI 6.1 update will bring Galaxy AI features to the Samsung Galaxy S23 series, Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy Z Flip 5 smartphones. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 series will also be updated to One UI 6.1, with support for the new AI features available on the Galaxy S24 range.

The first Galaxy AI feature to make its way to the company’s older phones and tablets is Circle to Search, which adds the ability to draw a circle around, highlight or select objects and text in images for Google search — without you exit the current app. Samsung introduced this feature last month with the arrival of the Galaxy S24 series.

The upcoming update will also add Galaxy AI features to the company’s built-in apps, such as Live Translate for phone calls, text messages in 13 languages ​​using Chat Assist, and a translator mode for real-time translation. Samsung Notes, Samsung Internet, and Recorder apps will also get support for Note Assist, Browsing Assist, and Transcript Assist, respectively.

Meanwhile, AI-powered generative features are coming to the company’s older Galaxy smartphones and tablets. Generative Edit will allow users to “resize, reposition or rearrange objects” in images, according to the company. Instant Slow-mo will automatically generate more frames to create slow motion videos than regular ones.

Samsung says that the One UI 6.1 update, which is based on Android 14, will roll out to the Galaxy S23 range, Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy Z Flip 5, as well as the Galaxy Tab S9 series by the end of March. The company adds that some Galaxy AI features on the S24 series may not be supported on older models, and some features will require an internet connection, a Samsung account, or the company’s built-in apps.