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

[AntS]

Hi all! :smileyhappy:

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

[J Yeung]

Hi all!

Brand new to the ecosystem. I’m a professional camera technician and have been tasked with filming a job exclusively on the new S25 Ultra.
I usually work with professional cameras from Arri and Sony and understand that there is no comparison to a phone. 

In testing, we have gotten most of what we need out of the phone from a production standpoint except one thing: It looks like the camera has some form of Image Stabilization even if it’s all toggled ‘off’ in the settings and ‘Camera Assistant’ app.

Try for yourselves on a S25 Ultra. In ‘Pro Video’ mode, pan or tilt the phone, and see the image slowly lag behind and catch up. This is infuriating in a filmmaking perspective. We loose all sense of precision. This is NOT the case when we use a 3rd party 'Pro' App such a 'Black Magic Camera'. However, as Samsung LOG is not an option in that app yet (asked the Devs), we have to use the native video app.

Please let me know we’ve missed a secret option deep in a menu? Please.

May we also recommend updating the 'Log Video' white paper on the Developer site? The Linear/REC709 Color Space Transform should be better documented. DaVinci Resolve does not automatically handle this CST and the resulting footage looks off. Quite off. The 1D and 3D LUTS provided need better documentation if we are to use it correctly in a professional setting, within other professional applications.

Thanks in advance!

[sdanss]

I am disappointed that One UI 7 will be dropping support for Windows DeX.  I very much hope that One UI 7 is not a downgrade.  DeX is a really great feature that sort of guarantees my loyalty to Samsung.

I know that DeX itself is not being discontinued, but the suggested alternative is Link to Windows, which I don't use.  I am leery of Microsoft, which spams me continuously to use OneDrive, and I certainly don't want to make calls or answer texts on my computer when my phone works perfectly well for that.

DeX is not perfect but it's one of the super-cool features that sets Samsung apart, so I hope that this is not the beginning of neglecting it.

I know it's usually frowned upon to mix topics like this, but the other feature that woos me is camera zoom.  I think it was a mistake that Samsung got rid of the 10X zoom lens on the new Ultras, even if the 5X lens is 50 MP.

The array of cameras on the Ultras is good, but doesn't fully make sense.  What makes the least sense is that the worst camera is for one of the most popular zoom settings, 3X.  On my S23 Ultra this is the worst lens, and on the S25 Ultra it is the lens with the worst specs.

Given that the 1X lens is a very high quality 200 MP lens, it makes no sense to even have a 3X lens at 10 MP.  I try to avoid using it when possible as it produces the worst pictures.  The 1X lens at 3X zoom has better colors and light sensitivity and just produces better pictures overall, even at 3X.

I've thought about what would be neat in terms of lenses, as I think these are a real missed opportunity.  Skip the 3X, add a 4X at 50 MP and revive the 10X but make it 50 MP.  I could come up with alternative arrays all day long.

Of course, it would be incredible if there was a deep zoom that was 200 MP, but I understand that budgets and price points do matter.

What I simply cannot understand is the total waste of space and waste of time that is the relatively crappy 10 MP camera on phones where the other lenses are superior, given that 3X is such a popular zoom.

It takes awhile to engineer and test camera setups on a phone, so I wouldn't expect Samsung to go back to the drawing board and start with all new cameras in one iteration.  The phone takes great pictures.  I just think that a small adjustment with the two greater zoom lenses could make a huge difference.

I take zoom pictures all the time, but even for those who don't, the zoom is a big wow-selling-point, and like DeX it helps to differentiate the phone from some of the competition.  (At a phone store I was told point-blank that the Ultra is the best phone on the market, period.  But it has to keep earning that, as the competition does not stay still.)

In sum, the less special Samsung feels to users, the less reason people have to stick with the company.  That's my take, from a consumer and to some degree a business standpoint.

I will add while I'm here that Samsung as a company wows me.  It makes some truly amazing products.  As just one of many examples, its solid-state drives not only have great performance and reliability but also great efficiency.  Between that and its prowess with screens and chips, it's well-positioned to make great phones.  In fact, it would be nice if the company still made regular cameras -- those artifacts from history that believe it or not some people are still using!

I could offer feedback all day on this phone, even on the cameras and camera app, and I will never understand the logic of the phone's autocorrect.  It does insane word replacements, for example recently replacing the word "garlic" with the word "rules".  That's typical.  Maybe One UI 7 will address that, but more so than addressing it I think I'd settle just for understanding it!

In any case, great phone, a few disappointments, a couple of major suggestions.

Thanks.

Edit: I followed this link, not realizing that it's the EU site.  I'm in the US, but I think that all my comments still apply!

[AFS-Reviews]

Ever since my update, then setting up my phone again, I lost all my valuable stuff from secure folder, all of it, and I can't get it back.

[Junxlee]

Hi Samsung Team,

I’d like to request a feature for the Galaxy S25 Ultra: support for the XPan camera’s unique panorama format. This format utilizes a 65mm width on 35mm film, resulting in a 65:24 aspect ratio, which delivers a distinctive cinematic look.

Implementing this feature would be a great addition for photography enthusiasts who appreciate the artistic and immersive framing of XPan-style images.

Would this be possible in a future software update? Looking forward to your thoughts.

Best regards,

[ChrisB_]

Hi there, @Junxlee. Welcome to the Samsung UK & Ireland Community forums. Just to let you know, I've moved your post to here in the Suggestions & Ideas Thread, as it is more likely to be seen by the relevant people. 

Thank you for your feedback and suggestion. 🙂

[lg461]

went from android 11 to 14.

my suggestion for android 14. let us enable the letters in contact list as it was in android 11. always visible.

[Magical112]

Hi Samsung team and community,

I’d like to request a feature for future One UI updates: a toggle to disable the proximity sensor during calls.

Currently, the screen automatically turns off when the phone is near the ear, but not everyone finds this helpful—especially when using speakerphone, lying down, or during long calls.

Having a simple option to disable or customize proximity sensor behavior would really improve the experience for many users. Some other Android brands already offer this flexibility, so it would be great to see it on Samsung too.

If others agree, please comment or like this post so it gets noticed!

Thanks!

[lance78]

Yes totally agree this would be great as screen doesn't always come back on when trying to press numbers for options on call

[arianwen27]

Samsung staff don't check here sadly. So they won't see any requests. You'll need to contact them directly if you want a feature request

[Magical112]

On call when im swiping any where near the top half of my phone it just turns off and i have to go through the hassle of turning it on again using the fingerprint or code just for it to turn off in a few seconds again