Samsung Galaxy smartphones can replace the Settings menu with AI: report
Samsung is keen to integrate AI into every facet of your life, but that could mean a major move away from Galaxy smartphones. A report from ETNews points to a future where devices like the Samsung Galaxy S24 FE will have AI features but no settings menu. The article states that Samsung believes the AI in its phones can anticipate your needs without you having to make any adjustments, making settings a redundant feature.
The concept is part of Samsung’s desire to make its Galaxy smartphones fully AI-powered. While the exact shape of a smartphone without settings hasn’t been revealed yet, there are already hints at how the device’s AI will combine conversations with the user and the way they use the device to adjust performance without the need is. of menu adjustments that are currently common. It would cover many aspects of the smartphone’s performance. That means the basics, like notifications, screen brightness, and its layout.
The main focus for Samsung in using AI to replace settings appears to be the camera and keyboard, according to the report. That makes sense because they are used in the most diverse ways. There are many editing options for photos, but these days your device handles many of the photo quality improvements before you do anything. Adding AI to the equation could extend that functionality in subtle but useful ways, such as automatically switching to night mode or otherwise adapting to location and environment.
For keyboards, the AI can help personalize your typing. Auto-predictive words tend to be about the most common phrases in general, but AI could play with those elements to where they best fit your actual writing style and word preferences. Personalization and automation are Samsung’s key words.
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In some ways, smartphone manufacturers have been moving in this direction for years. When was the last time you manually adjusted battery settings beyond default and battery saver? The question, of course, is whether AI can predict complex and ever-changing setting preferences. When do you want your phone to become brighter? Which app should have the volume low or high?
For the average user, having AI control your settings can mean less distraction and not having to scroll through menus every time you want to adjust a certain aspect of the phone. Automating tasks and anticipating needs can help Samsung’s AI features and devices stand out in an increasingly crowded field. That said, how Samsung collects and uses the data needed for the AI to make these adjustments will likely be crucial for the company to explain. It can all be done on the device without any private data having to be shared, but if not, people might not be as excited to try it out.
Don’t expect your Settings menu to disappear immediately. There’s no timeline yet, but it could be part of Samsung’s next major software update when the Android 15-based One UI 7 releases for the Galaxy S series.