UI 7 brings a new Nearby Devices interface that lets you Instantly connect with other Galaxy devices from Galaxy S25, S25+, or Galaxy S25 Ultra Phone.

During beta testing One UI 7 on Galaxy S24 phones, some features hidden away as a sweet surprise at last week’s Unpacked event and long-anticipated arrival Galaxy S25 Phones. One such advantage One UI 7 That would bring is the new Nearby Devices interface. While this isn’t a huge upgrade by any means, it’s a sleek interface that looks pretty cool and will elevate your galactic ecosystem experience.

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The new Nearby interface can be accessed through the quick panel. It lists all nearby devices (as the name suggests) at the bottom and allows you to connect to any of them in an instant with Galaxy S25. To do this, you need to drag the device icon to the center of the screen. It’s a fluid, modern interface that has some fantastical, sci-fi-inspired influences.

If you tap on a device, it reveals the sharing and calling features available once the device is on Galaxy S25 Connected. At the moment, the feature appears to be only supported on Galaxy S25 phone, but may (or not, we don’t know yet) trickle down to older Galaxy models with One UI 7.

Meanwhile, Samsung says the Nearby Devices feature will only work with Galaxy devices, Samsung Smart Tvs, and smart displays by the company. It’s there to make connecting Samsung devices easier and more intuitive, perhaps in an effort to boost the galaxy’s ecosystem and accessibility Apple Fluid Connection between Apple devices. It is not known at the moment whether devices from other brands will be supported in nearby devices. I’d say if the focus were really on Galaxy devices, networking with other devices that use the feature would somewhat ruin the exclusivity effect, but we’ll have to wait and see.

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