What's new

One UI 4.1.1 Update


Do more without opening your phone

Cover screen access to the things you do the most
Take portrait selfies, check your monthly calendar, and control key settings like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Airplane mode, and Flashlight, all without opening your phone.

More ways to reply to messages
From the cover screen, send a quick emoji or enter text using your voice.

Call your favorite contacts from the cover screen
The Direct dial widget lets you add contacts to your cover screen so you can call with a single tap.

Control SmartThings scenes
Turn on your air conditioner, smart lights, or other devices in your home using the SmartThings scenes cover screen widget.

Unlock with biometrics
Now you can use fingerprints or face recognition to access features like Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on the cover screen without opening your phone.


Make your cover screen your own

New clock styles
More clock styles are now available on your cover screen so you can choose the style that’s right for you. 

Video wallpapers
Choose any video you want and create a unique moving wallpaper for your cover screen. 

Themes for your cover screen
Style your cover screen and make it match the rest of your phone. Themes downloaded from the Galaxy Store can now change the look of your cover screen. (Not available with all themes.) 


Snap perfect selfies

Change the shape of cover screen selfies
The aspect ratio for cover screen selfies now matches your ratio for selfies on the main screen. Pick any ratio you want and use it to take perfect selfies on both screens. 

Better previews on the cover screen
Double tap the cover screen to switch between a preview of the entire shot and a zoomed in view that fills the screen. 

Prop up your phone for cover screen selfies
If you're using the camera while your phone is closed, you can partially unfold and put your phone down to use the cover screen for high-quality selfies. No hands!


Touch pad in Flex mode

Touch pad navigation
Get PC-style touch control on the Flex mode panel when your phone is partially folded. 


Extract and scan text

Extract text from any image or screen
Extract text using Samsung Keyboard, Internet, Gallery, or whenever you take a screenshot. Paste the result into a message, email, or document instead of typing. 
Korean, English, French, Italian, German, Portuguese, Spanish, and Chinese text can be extracted. 

Get suggestions based on text in images
When text appears in an image in Gallery, Camera, or other apps, actions will be recommended based on the text. For example, if you take a picture of a sign with a phone number or web address on it, you can tap to call the number or visit the site. 


New calling options

Easily see who’s calling
Set a different call background for each contact so you easily see who's calling with just a quick glance. 


Express yourself with Samsung Keyboard

Rearrange expression buttons
Touch and hold the emoji, sticker, and other buttons to rearrange them. 

Enter kaomoji directly from the keyboard
Spice up your chats and texts with preset Japanese-style facial expressions created using keyboard symbols. (*^.^*) 

Customize the spacebar row
You can choose which function keys and punctuation marks to show in the bottom row of the keyboard next to the spacebar. 


More improvements

Change your view with a gesture
Switch from full screen to split screen view by swiping upward with two fingers from the bottom of the screen. Switch from full screen to pop-up view by swiping inward with one finger from either corner at the top of the screen. Gestures can be turned on or off in Settings. 

Quickly open apps in split screen
Just drag an app from the Recents screen to the side of the screen where you want to open it. 

More powerful search in My Files
Choose whether to search all files or only files in the current folder. You can also choose between searching only file names or searching information inside of files, such as text in documents or location information in images. When your search is complete, you can sort the results by name, date, size, or file type. 

Show app names in the Apps edge panel
Turn on Show app names to make app names appear below the app icons. 

Edit your Lock screen wallpaper collection
After selecting a group of images to use for your Lock screen wallpaper, you can easily add or remove images later. 

Security
The device is protected with improved security.  		

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How to flash firmware

1. Extract (unzip) the SM-F711U1_VZW_F711U1UEU3DVI2......F711U1UEU3DVI2.zip file. using WinRAR or 7-Zip.
2. Download Odin Tool 3.14.1
3. Extract Odin and open it.
4. Reboot Samsung Phone in Download Mode (hold Home + Power + Volume Down buttons / hold Volume Down + Bixby buttons then plug-in cable)
5. Connect you Samsung Phone and wait until you get a BLUE sign in Odin.
6. Add the 1 file Samsung firmware to AP/PDA or 4 files Samsung firmware (AP/BL/CP/CSC) to it's slots.
7. Do NOT tick any extra boxes. The only options to be ticked are F.Reset Time and Auto-Reboot.
8. Click the start button, wait for Odin to say 'PASS' in a GREEN sign. Once the flash is complete, your phone will reboot, and you can disconnect your phone from the PC.

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