The Suggestions & Ideas Thread (for software-based features/apps for mobile, tablets, & wearables)

[AntS]

Hi all! 😃

If you have any suggestions for features or apps, then please share them with us here.

[GoanGeek]

Hi.

Are you using an S25 series phone or a S4 series phone?

The beta is available on the S24 series so best to post it in the beta forums instead of here on the S25 series.

The S25 series has already got the final version on Release although it will receive a major update soon

[Sonora]

 When will Samsung fix this bug, error in Samsung Translator, and it can be replicated in OneUI 7 beta 

 https://eu.community.samsung.com/t5/ai/how/m-p/11563010#M1776

 

[Chookz]

Samsung Internet - feature request: Adding a floating retractable colour-fill top bar to prevent the front camera punch hole blocking the view of websites. 

In Samsung Internet app (version 27.xx), I have the Status Bar disabled in it's app settings as I adore the Full Screen immersive mode.

However some websites have their title header positioned in the top-centre and when the Status Bar is disabled, this causes the front camera punch hole to obstruct the top segment of the webpage.

This could be fixed by Samsung Internet colour grabbing a dominant colour of the top segment of the page and then applying it as a fake blank bar to push the layout of the page downwards whilst the real system Status Bar remains hidden. This fake blank bar will then move upwards to disappear when scrolling the page, merely acting as a bar placeholder.

This all directly relates to this previous post, link here:

https://eu.community.samsung.com/t5/mobile-apps-services/the-suggestions-amp-ideas-thread-for-softwa...

I have attached some pics here below for you guys to see what I mean:

[Chookz]

Link examples of major websites in the UK and around the world that place their title header in the top-center of their page layouts on mobile are the following:

https://www.nytimes.com/international/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news

https://www.chanel.com/gb/fragrance/chanel-number-5/margot-robbie/

https://www.autotrader.co.uk

https://www.channel4.com

https://www.spectator.co.uk

https://www.brompton.com/

https://www.adidas.co.uk

https://www.newbalance.co.uk/

https://www.burgerking.co.uk

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Funnily enough I've just discovered that the official UK website for KFC loads up with a coincidental blank-filled space (matching white) as part of its mobile site design. This filled space is what helps sit the centered logo beneath the camera punch hole to not obstruct. Pic below taken very recently:

Remember that the Status Bar has been optionally disabled in Samsung Internet. This is the way I prefer it as a user and so do other Samsung Internet app users.

[kasinss]

Some suggestions.

The first issue i have is that the two screen fell really disconnected, and in general how the UI for them works, feels and how they are integrated with each other is poor from my experience. (and other people around me who also have the fold have also reported this.) What i mean by this is that lets say i am using an app on the cover display, and i want to continue using this app on the inner display, this is the experience: i open the phone, the screen is black and then suddenly the image just pops in, no effect, no animation just an image that just pops in and makes it feel tacky cheap and just awkward. This really takes away the smoothness that Samsung has usually delivered, and it just give the feeling that Samsung did not really bother with making a OS for the fold phones. And just slapped on an OS from a regular phone without integrating it into the folds. This does not affect the devices performance just makes it feel neglected, half finished and unfortunately low budget/quality, which is a shame.

The second issue is with the way that the apps go from the inner display to the cover display. Currently we have a setting to make on app go both ways, but the issue is that it either always does this, or it never does and no in between. I am aware that making software is challenging, but some companies like Oneplus found a way. So i think if you could swipe or use a gesture or even press a button on for example on the taskbar to move the app from the cover to inner and the other way around. This would go really go well if Samsung took my first idea into account.

The third issue is minor, but i wanted to make people aware that lets say that if you are in a call and have loud speaker on, there is a little lag spike in the sound when going from one display to the other. 

The fourth issue is the inner display camera especially on the fold6. Now on earlier models i can understand because they were in early development and so on, but the fold6 have a 4mp under display camera that has quality so poor that it is barely usable not even to mention that is is completely unusable in slightly dimmer lighting... And this is just unacceptable for such a expensive device and also the under display camera was added in the fold3 i believe, there is just not a real excuse at this point.

Extras: this is going to be a little mix or smaller details that i felt should be acknowledged. The issue is that before i could access specific dot-files/hidden files on my phone and now can't.. I had downloaded some apps that required me to do tweaking in the code for modding, but now it says: " Can't use this folder to protect your privacy choose another folder.". Another issue is my folds ability to shoot photos in darker places and the image optical stabilization. It makes the video look dark, gloomy, grainy and overall bad. The image quality and the color accuracy gets ruined to the point where i don't really use it anymore. The last issue it that the fold6 has only 25w charging which is embarrassing for a phone at that price point.

My opinion: in my opinion it starts to feel like Samsung just does not care. This is especially the case with Samsung releasing  fold6 W25 edition in some countries (Asia) that managed to fix all the big issues like the cover-display size, giving it a actually good camera system comparable to the ultra, the crease smaller, MAKING IT SLIMMER, and improved charging only a few weeks after releasing the fold6 to the rest of the world... It makes me feel like Samsung is purposefully not releasing new feature to *store up* thing to add to a later device to make it feel impressive in stead of adding it to a current one. So basically it feels like they did not really make any significant changes to the fold6 to be able to push the 7th one out more...

Summary: to sum it up this all is just my personal experience and opinion. Feel free to agree or disagree with this post and its always nice to hear others peoples perspective. So don't be scared to say something as all replies a appreciated, i love this fantastic community and it's fun to sit here and read. I am really surprised if someone made it this far, but if you did then write what phone you have in caps.

[Chookz]

One UI request: The ability for commercial music streaming apps to 'cast' their encrypted ones into local offline apps 

It would be awesome if offline local music player apps such as Poweramp, VLC, Musicolet etc could be on a whitelist to be able to access streaming services.

This is especially alluring what with the powerful audio engine features, audio effects that the likes of Spoyify, YouTube Music etc would never provide.

https://support.google.com/youtubemusic/answer/9231765?hl=en-GB&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop#

[Chookz]

There also could be Rules in place for the app icon of the commercial streaming service to always be displayed in the Status Bar and in the 3rd party app itself whilst running (Apple Music, YouTube Music, Spotify etc). This type of rule would be critical. 

This could allow for better harmonisation between locally stored Music and online streaming in that many 3rd party offline music apps offer very advanced Audio and visual features.

[Chookz]

One UI idea: 3D effect when scrolling through any list throughout thr system (vertically and horizontally)

This animated GIF I created from a video is from a basic music player app on Play store. I've added a link to the app below.

Basically when scrolling through a list, a user could experience a visually enchanting experience with a 3D 'bending' effect at the bottom or top of the scrolled items.

However Samsung One UI could go further add a few different list scrolling effects to choose from via Settings or even Good Lock. 

Btw, iOS already has this 3D scrolling effect especially in their native countdown Timer app:

https://eu.community.samsung.com/t5/mobile-apps-services/the-suggestions-amp-ideas-thread-for-softwa...

 

Music Player (by Inshot Inc.)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=musicplayer.musicapps.music.mp3player

[Chookz]

CONTINUED SAME REQUEST - Samsung Internet - feature request: Perhaps a smart 'stretch' of the top webpage content of any website when Status bar is disabled in app settings (full screen view) to prevent camera punch hole obstructing view. 

In Samsung Internet app (version 27.xx), I have the Status Bar disabled in it's app settings as I adore the Full Screen immersive mode.

All I did was to take a screenshot of the Ryman website (Ryman.co.uk) and then do an image manipulation of the same screenshot to mimic the desired effect. As you can see the Ryman website as a two-tone colour at the top of it's site which would look out of place if a plain white bar was to fill the top space.

So yes a top side page stretcher along with existing Android 'insets' could fix this issue with sites in Samsung Internet.

It's just stretching downwards the top of page background colour of a page.

It's important to note that this 'stretch down' fix should only occur at the beginning of first loading the website. The website will still scroll and operate normally whilst still in Full screen view for that immersive full screen pleasure.

 

[calledK7]

https://www.reddit.com/r/oneui/s/80rpL8rF7k


This is a great concept for Samsung keyboard. Should be considered for one UI7