Galaxy S22 Gets One UI 6.1.1 Update, Here’s the Full Changelog and Feature List

Samsung has released the most anticipated One UI 6.1.1 firmware update for the Galaxy S22 series bringing a host AI options, new features, and improvements. The update focuses heavily on enhancing AI capabilities, productivity, and camera functionality.

One of the most exciting additions is the new “Sketch to image” feature powered by Galaxy AI. Users can now transform simple drawings into captivating works of art using AI-generated styles. This creative tool is available in Samsung Notes, Photo Editor, and other apps, allowing users to easily turn basic sketches into polished images.

The update also introduces new AI-powered writing assistance. Samsung Keyboard’s new Composer feature can help users draft texts, emails, and social media posts by expanding on a short prompt or snippet of text. This aims to streamline the writing process and help users craft better messages.

As for the camera upgrades, One UI 6.1.1 features new Live Effects feature applies cinematic effects to people and animals in photos, giving subjects a more lifelike appearance. Users can also now create fun animated stickers and GIFs from motion photos with just a few taps.

Motion Clipper: Long press on a motion photo to select it to create moving stickers and GIFs. Portrait Studio saves your photo by choosing from a variety of styles generated by AI.

Productivity sees a boost with an improved multi-window experience, making it easier to switch between picture-in-picture and split screen modes. File management is also more convenient, with the ability to create shortcuts to frequently used files right on the home screen.

Health and wellness features have been expanded as well. Samsung Health now provides more detailed sleep analysis, including metrics like heart rate and respiratory rate during sleep. A new energy score powered by Galaxy AI offers insights into physical and mental condition based on sleep and activity data.

The update is rolling out first to the Galaxy S22 series in South Korea and will soon be released in across the globe in the coming weeks. While some AI features may be limited to newer models, Samsung is bringing many of the core enhancements to a wide range of Galaxy phones and tablets.

This is Samsung’s latest firmware update announced at Galaxy Unpacked event and already launched for two new foldable phones like Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6.

What’s new in One UI 6.1.1?

Here we have extracted the full changelog and feature list of the latest One UI 6.1.1 update from the Samsug Galaxy S22 device. The major parts of the changlog are related to Galaxy AI, Image Generation, Samsung Health, productivity, system imporvements, and bug fixes. Let’s see the featrue list.

The full changelog is live at, https://doc.samsungmobile.com/SM-S908N/LUC/doc.html

Alternatively, the full changelog was also posted by ygfsss0117 at Samsung forums.

The following list is directly translated from Korean language to English. For a more nuanced version of the changelog, visit Samsung One UI 6.1.1 full changelog and feature list, released for Galaxy S24 series.

Also checkout, Samsung One UI 6.1.1 Full Camera and Gallery Feature List and Eligible Phones.

Galaxy AI

From simple sketches to great works of art
Draw whatever you want, then select a style, and Galaxy AI will turn it into a great work of art. The sketch conversion feature is available in Samsung Notes, Photo Editor, Air Command, Smart Select, and Edge Panel.

Portrait photos with personality
Change your photos with a unique style generated by AI. You can change not only your photos but also other people’s photos in various ways.

Complete writing with simple input
You can easily write with the Samsung Keyboard writing function. When you enter a short sentence or keyword, it will automatically complete the text in an appropriate style for each situation, such as email or SNS.

Call translation in various apps
You can use real-time interpretation not only in the Samsung Phone app, but also in other voice call apps such as Google Meet, WhatsApp, and KakaoTalk. During a call, press Real-time Interpretation in the Quick Settings window to start interpretation.

Translate text in images
When viewing a translated webpage on Samsung Internet, you can check all the content in your language at a glance. You don’t have to translate the text in the image separately, but it is translated together so that you can understand the entire content at once.

Listening mode for interpretation
Don’t worry if the other person speaks a foreign language. With listening mode, you can interpret the other person’s language in real time in situations such as lectures or presentations.

Simultaneous voice recording and text conversion in notes
You can record voice while writing notes and convert it to text right away. You can paste the converted text into a note or view it in summary form.

Use summary and translation functions directly from PDF files
You can use the Note Assist function without converting a PDF file to a note file. Using the translation function, you can utilize PDF files in various ways.

Automatic language recognition when listening to voice recordings
The recorded language is automatically detected, so it is converted to text right away without you having to select the language directly.

Edit voice recordings and converted text
You can edit recorded files by converting them to text, and you can also select and delete unnecessary parts from recorded files.

Create creative images

Live effects that make photos come alive
Do you want to see people or animals in your photos moving vividly? Apply live effects to still photos.

Save and share videos quickly with instant slow motion
When watching a video, you can watch specific parts in slow motion and save them as separate clips. When sharing the original video, you can preview the parts you watched in slow motion and share them as separate clips.

Create stickers and GIFs in various styles
Use photos taken with Motion Photo to create fun stickers or GIFs. Long-press on a person or object to automatically separate the background and create a sticker or GIF. Express your own emotions with stickers and GIFs in various styles and share them with others.

Quickly cut out only the necessary parts
If there is a person or object you want to cut out in a photo, just long-press it without any complicated editing process. You can select just one subject or multiple subjects at once. You can make the cut-out part into a sticker or paste it directly to the desired location.

Start a healthy routine

Get personalized insights for your health
Get help with your health management with Samsung Health’s new wellness tips. You can understand your body’s condition more easily through important health indicators and trend analysis such as exercise, sleep, and diet. Achieve your health goals more easily with various health information and encouraging messages.

Find a balance between activity and rest
Check your condition for the day with the energy score and plan a healthy day. It analyzes sleep, activity, heart rate, etc. and provides an easy-to-understand score for your current condition. If your energy score is low, get enough rest, and if your score is high, challenge yourself to set a new record for your favorite exercise. Get one step closer to a healthy life with personalized insights and motivation provided by Galaxy AI.

Sophisticated and smart sleep monitoring
To analyze the quality of your sleep more accurately, we measure more diverse data such as heart rate, breathing rate, and actual time taken to fall asleep during sleep. Wearing a watch or ring while sleeping allows you to manage your sleep more carefully.

Share health data between family members
Take care of each other’s health by sharing health data with your family. You can help them practice healthy lifestyle habits by referring to various data such as the number of steps, exercise, and sleep. When sharing data, share only the data you want with the person you want, and you can change or stop it at any time, so start with confidence.

Support for personalized exercise routines
Do you usually do multiple exercises at once? Set up your own exercise routine by combining different exercises. Not only will it automatically move on to the next exercise when you reach the goal of the previous exercise, you can also include a break in between. Once the routine is complete, you can check the results of all your exercises in one place and manage them efficiently.

Connect a cycling power meter
Collect more accurate and rich information about cycling exercise. Samsung Health now supports connecting a power meter attached to a bicycle. Through the power meter, you can estimate your lactate threshold power (FTP), which means the maximum exercise intensity you can maintain for one hour, and get help improving your records.

Improved efficiency and productivity

Smart Select automatically suggests the action you need
When you select an image, text, etc. on the screen with Smart Select, an appropriate action button is provided for the situation. You can call the selected phone number right away or find the address right away on the map. You can also recognize the schedule and add it directly to the calendar. You can use it more easily and quickly in the application panel of the Edge panel.

Upgraded multi-window experience
Switching between picture-in-picture (PIP) and split screen is easier than ever. Long-press and drag the video playing in PIP in the desired direction to instantly switch to split screen.

Easier file copying and moving
Finding the desired folder when copying or moving files in My Files has become easier. You can select the destination folder in the pop-up window, so you can easily return to the original folder after copying or moving the file.

Create file shortcuts on the Home screen
Add frequently used files as shortcuts to the Home screen for faster access. Long-press a file in My Files, then use your other hand to move it to the Home screen. Drag the file to the Home screen to instantly create a shortcut.

Show thumbnail images in original ratio
You can see at a glance how the image will appear before opening the file. Now, the photo and video thumbnails of my files are displayed in their original ratio.

Cleanly highlight important events
Show important events quickly and neatly on your calendar. Use the straight highlighter of the S Pen to highlight important events in the monthly view. Now, you can easily erase only the highlighted portion without erasing the portion written with another pen.

Easy to set repeat lunar anniversaries
You can save recurring lunar anniversaries, such as birthdays or ancestral rites, to your calendar at once without having to enter them every year. With the new repeat option in the calendar, anniversaries are set to repeat based on the lunar calendar without having to switch to the lunar calendar.

Control watch behavior with modes and routines
When setting modes such as sleep, exercise, and movie theater, you can set various watch actions for each mode. Freely set various watch actions such as watch face, do not disturb, Always On Display, wake by raising wrist, wake by touch, wake by turning bezel, sound mode, and disconnection notification. The set watch actions can also be used in routines.

More sophisticated keyword conditions for routines

The keyword filter for routines that operate when receiving notifications or messages has been improved, allowing you to set more sophisticated routine conditions. You can add multiple keywords, and you can start the routine by selecting when all keywords are present or when any of the keywords are present.

Other improved features

Design and share your own profile card
You can decorate your profile card with various features such as the name and photo. If you share your profile card, other people will see this profile card when they answer your call or check your contact information. Also, if you create a profile card for someone else in your contacts, you can see it when you receive a call.

Quickly browse videos
The video browse function has been improved, allowing you to quickly move to the desired playback position, allowing you to use your time efficiently. Play a video with the video player, and double-tap the right side of the screen to move forward 5 seconds, or double-tap the left side to move back 5 seconds.

Tap to answer a call
If you find it inconvenient to answer a call by swiping the screen, try setting it to answer a call by pressing the call button more easily and conveniently.

Answer calls with speaker
If you always switch to speaker during calls, now you can conveniently set up speaker to answer calls.

Weather information automatically updated every hour
Weather information is updated every hour so that you can properly prepare for sudden weather changes. It is automatically updated every hour so that you can always check the latest information.

Protection settings for users who need enhanced security
When you need enhanced protection, you can set the maximum limit in Automatically block security risks to receive the highest level of protection from malicious security threats. Automatic downloads of hyperlinks and attachments in messages are blocked, location information is deleted when sharing photos, and shared albums are blocked in the gallery.

Improved auxiliary menu
Various items have been added to the auxiliary menu, so you can perform many actions with a single tap. You can quickly turn the desired function on or off by opening the quick settings window. Even complex actions such as double-tapping or long-pressing the side button can be performed simply with a single tap.

Firmware information

• One UI version: 6.1
• Android version: 14
• Version: S908NKSU5EXH7
• Size: 2.8 GB
• Security patch level: September 1, 2024

Camera Featrues that may come to Samsung Galaxy S22 series?

• Live Effects: Enjoy photos containing people and animals in 3D.
• Motion Clipper: Long press on a motion photo to select it to create moving stickers and GIFs.3) Portrait Studio: Save your photo by choosing from a variety of styles generated by AI.
• Image Sketch: You can create an image and add a sketch drawn on top of the photo.
• Overlay Translation: The company maintains the text and background color of the original image and overlays it on the image to improve readability, providing a natural translation result.