Samsung says some One UI 7 AI features won't be available to older devices

13 February 2025
Not enough computing power for some on-device number-crunching.

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  • 13 Feb 2025

Let's not judge Samsung too harshly for being late with the A15. In the end, it will turn out that all the programmers are on the assembly line and are busy gluing the S25U rings with superglue.

    Shamrock Sean, 13 Feb 2025How long now has it been since all other brands have releas... moreThe OnePlus 12 got it more than 4 months ago😆

      How long now has it been since all other brands have released Android 15 to older phones. Samsung can't even get it out to last year's flagship devices. It's pathetic

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        DarlingYext, 13 Feb 2025Meanwhile the S24 series and Fold6/Flip6 still don't h... moreGalaxy AI 1.0/ OneUI 6 still gives more features and more advance than chinese flagship with Android 15.

        Thats to show how mediocre the software on chinese flagship is. Thanks for reminding me the mediocrity of all chinese flagship.

          Anonymous, 13 Feb 2025Meanwhile no chinese flagship from 2021 get its 4th OS upgr... moreMeanwhile the S24 series and Fold6/Flip6 still don't have Android 15🤣🤣 (They are flagship devices from last year btw)

            Gsmarena was blocking me from comments because I was saying scamsung now see 😆😆

              Gotta sell more S25 series devices🤑

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                • 13 Feb 2025

                As a S25 Ultra user for almost 2 weeks now - I am yet to find any use for the AI stuff in this, the "Now bar" in particular has been so useless that I am sitting here wondering what was this even intended to do?
                I also tried making sure I have run-on-device selected on everything to see how well that'll work - makes the mostly useless stuff even more useless since only the very basics run on-device, the actually useful stuff does not.

                So "the old phones are not getting the AI stuff" - honestly, who cares.

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                  SShock, 13 Feb 2025Wow, showing weather and calendar events is "too hard&... moreIPhone (and many other brand) is also doing the same. Iphone is even worse, older iPhone XR until iPhone 14 series doesnt get Apple intelligence feature at all.

                  You as an ex-iPhone XR user should know this kind of situation.

                  I know you Sshock. You were once a hardcore iPhone fans

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                    Mijing, 13 Feb 2025Enjoy your 7years of update 😆😛

                      so you wanna tell me that some live event bar requires powerful device???

                        Do you know a not possible and a not trying to be possible is a two different things???
                        50 years ago smartphones werent possible. From 40 years ago it was 2G network, Then 3G and MMS or first internet in cell phone first camera phones etc.
                        10-15 years ago foldables werent possible and i can continue.
                        Its not about what phone do but how to make it so the phone can do.
                        But i understand some limits like its not possible to play Assassins Creed Walhalla on a 286 or Amiga.

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                          I see nothing wrong here.

                          Some new features require supporting hardware, so that it can be applied. All brand have been doing this for years..including iPhone, Pixel, chinese brands.

                            Enjoy your 7years of update 😆

                              SShock, 13 Feb 2025Wow, showing weather and calendar events is "too hard&... moreYou obviously don't understand how much "serious number crunching by a powerful NPU" is necessary to fetch the weather forecast and calendar events.

                              I guess decades ago with devices that had 0,0...1 % the computing power of today's we used to get all that by magic.

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                                • 13 Feb 2025

                                Fun fact - you can update the Note 9 and S9 phones with Exynos chips to the OUI 6.1.1 ROM, which contains all the AI ​​features that available now for the S24, and they all work.

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                                  Anonymous, 13 Feb 2025You mean the ones that sell for half or cheaper than Samsun... moreWhat better chip? Kirin chip ?🤣

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                                    Anonymous, 13 Feb 2025Meanwhile no chinese flagship from 2021 get its 4th OS upgr... moreYou mean the ones that sell for half or cheaper than Samsung models while having better chips?

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                                      New models have not yet been given. Then, old models. Scheme is failing to satisfy.

                                        Shamrock Sean, 13 Feb 2025Samsung has fallen behind everyone else with Android 15 &am... moreI though no one trusted them for updates, this isn't anything new.
                                        Im really confused on why people act like this is news, this was expected. Same thing happened with the S21 series not getting all the AI features from the S22 and up. Though the S22 series only had one missing feature from the S24 line.
                                        No one seemed to complain as much then.

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