Samsung is making good on its promise to bring One UI 61 to more devices And it is coming sooner than you think

Samsung plans to offer One UI 61 on a series of older smartphones starting later this month, the company confirmed in a blog post on its Korean website The South Korean tech giant also confirmed that the devices will also get the same set of Galaxy AI features Samsung offered in this year's Galaxy S24 lineup

In its blog post, Samsung did not say exactly when the handset will get the update, but did confirm that it will be available over-the-air before the end of the month, suggesting that owners of older Samsung hardware should get it within the next few weeks

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Here's a breakdown of the devices that will be receiving the upgrade:

Samsung had previously confirmed that it would be bringing One UI 61 to these devices However, the company had not confirmed that the Galaxy S24 would also get all the AI features available on the Galaxy S24 The decision to offer these AI features suggests that Samsung is taking AI very seriously and will ensure that it offers the most devices with the ability to use its AI features

Perhaps most importantly, Samsung has not limited the number of AI features available for its devices, so any AI features available on the Galaxy S24 will be available on older hardware

We have already broken down the main differences between Samsung's latest flagship device and last year's set in our Galaxy S24 Ultra vs S23 Ultra showdown However, now that the older model is expected to include the same Galaxy AI features, the differences between the two are dramatically smaller

Here's a quick look at the AI features we can expect in One UI 61:

Live Translate is an impressive Galaxy AI feature that allows you to converse with someone speaking a different language When activated, Live Translate will listen in on the conversation, translate what the other person is saying into another language, and communicate without the need for an interpreter

Chat Assist is a tool for chatting with friends Instead of simply sending a message, you can type your desired chat into Chat Assist and it will optimize your tone to properly convey what you are trying to say

Circle to Search was initially launched on the Galaxy S24 and then rolled out to the Pixel 8, but Galaxy S23 owners will be able to tap into this intuitive new way to perform a Google search within other apps Once a search is initiated, simply circle the item you wish to search for and all relevant items will be displayed

Samsung's Notes app also receives an AI upgrade with a variety of features that optimize note-taking One of the most useful is Summarize, which displays a summary of your notes without having to look through them

Samsung's software also improves its voice recording app by automatically transcribing whatever you record Think of it as a handy transcription tool for meetings and talks

Generative AI is also available in Samsung's Photos app, allowing you to easily edit photos to optimize their appearance Interestingly, this feature can also suggest edits without your input

And finally, even if you have not recorded video in slow motion from your Samsung device, Galaxy AI will convert the video to slow motion afterwards This is a neat feature that works very well