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Samsung Experience
Samsung Experience (stylized as SΛMSUNG Experience) is the name of the software overlay by Samsung Electronics for its Galaxy devices running Android 7.x "Nougat" and Android 8.x "Oreo". It was introduced in late 2016 on a beta build based on Android 7.0 "Nougat" for the Galaxy S7, succeeding TouchWiz. It has been succeeded in 2018 by One UI based on Android 9 "Pie" and later versions. Older devices (like the Galaxy S7) that received Android 7.0 Nougat first received Samsung Experience 8.0, while newer devices (such as the Galaxy S8) launched with Android 7.0 Nougat with Samsung Experience 8.1, excluding the Galaxy Xcover 4 and Tab S3, both came with Samsung Experience 8.0.
TouchWiz was the former name that Samsung used for its UI and icons. It was originally released in May 2008 for the SGH-F480 mobile phone. Reviewers had criticized Samsung for including too many features and software bloat, especially in the Galaxy S4, which included what many users called a Samsung "feature creep". In the following years, though, Samsung had incrementally removed the bloatware and extra features, until TouchWiz was no longer recognized as TouchWiz, leading them to rename it. The Samsung UX Innovation team collaborated with the design firm Pentagram on the icons, colors, and Bixby wordmark.
Samsung Experience makes several changes to Android's default home screen. The apps icon is on the bottom right of the screen instead of the bottom middle, the Google Now search bar is just below the middle of the screen instead of at the top, and there is a weather widget (provided by The Weather Channel or AccuWeather in select countries or devices) at the top right corner of the screen. In addition, a user can edit the apps grid layout.
The "Edge" (curved glass at the edge of the screen) was originally introduced in the Galaxy Note Edge, and popularized with the Galaxy S6 Edge.
The tasks edge gives users a shortcut to commonly utilized tasks, such as making a phone call to a certain contact, setting a timer, and creating an event in S Planner. It is an assortment of icons (e.g. contact pictures [with phone, messaging, or mail icons], an app icon with a plus symbol on its bottom right corner, or a photo [from your library] masked in the shape of a circle [with the gallery icon on the bottom right corner]) on the right of the screen. The people edge allows the user to add 5 different contacts to display on the screen, for quick access to functions such as calling, texting, and emailing. It displays the contact's name and photo. The apps edge displays ten of a user's most frequently used apps, with five in two columns. A user can also add a complete folder to the screen.
Yahoo! sports, finance, and news are panels that are included with the phone. A user can download extra panels for ease of use, such as an RSS reader, Twitter trends, and news from CNN.
With quick tools, the Edge transforms into a ruler, compass, or flashlight.
When a user swipes the edge of the screen and the screen is off, the edge display turns on and displays missed calls, the current time, weather, and news.
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Samsung Experience
Samsung Experience (stylized as SΛMSUNG Experience) is the name of the software overlay by Samsung Electronics for its Galaxy devices running Android 7.x "Nougat" and Android 8.x "Oreo". It was introduced in late 2016 on a beta build based on Android 7.0 "Nougat" for the Galaxy S7, succeeding TouchWiz. It has been succeeded in 2018 by One UI based on Android 9 "Pie" and later versions. Older devices (like the Galaxy S7) that received Android 7.0 Nougat first received Samsung Experience 8.0, while newer devices (such as the Galaxy S8) launched with Android 7.0 Nougat with Samsung Experience 8.1, excluding the Galaxy Xcover 4 and Tab S3, both came with Samsung Experience 8.0.
TouchWiz was the former name that Samsung used for its UI and icons. It was originally released in May 2008 for the SGH-F480 mobile phone. Reviewers had criticized Samsung for including too many features and software bloat, especially in the Galaxy S4, which included what many users called a Samsung "feature creep". In the following years, though, Samsung had incrementally removed the bloatware and extra features, until TouchWiz was no longer recognized as TouchWiz, leading them to rename it. The Samsung UX Innovation team collaborated with the design firm Pentagram on the icons, colors, and Bixby wordmark.
Samsung Experience makes several changes to Android's default home screen. The apps icon is on the bottom right of the screen instead of the bottom middle, the Google Now search bar is just below the middle of the screen instead of at the top, and there is a weather widget (provided by The Weather Channel or AccuWeather in select countries or devices) at the top right corner of the screen. In addition, a user can edit the apps grid layout.
The "Edge" (curved glass at the edge of the screen) was originally introduced in the Galaxy Note Edge, and popularized with the Galaxy S6 Edge.
The tasks edge gives users a shortcut to commonly utilized tasks, such as making a phone call to a certain contact, setting a timer, and creating an event in S Planner. It is an assortment of icons (e.g. contact pictures [with phone, messaging, or mail icons], an app icon with a plus symbol on its bottom right corner, or a photo [from your library] masked in the shape of a circle [with the gallery icon on the bottom right corner]) on the right of the screen. The people edge allows the user to add 5 different contacts to display on the screen, for quick access to functions such as calling, texting, and emailing. It displays the contact's name and photo. The apps edge displays ten of a user's most frequently used apps, with five in two columns. A user can also add a complete folder to the screen.
Yahoo! sports, finance, and news are panels that are included with the phone. A user can download extra panels for ease of use, such as an RSS reader, Twitter trends, and news from CNN.
With quick tools, the Edge transforms into a ruler, compass, or flashlight.
When a user swipes the edge of the screen and the screen is off, the edge display turns on and displays missed calls, the current time, weather, and news.