Samsung is testing a new UI in China and Korea as part of the Galaxy Beta Program. The test is being done on the Galaxy Note 5 and called 'New Note UX'.
According to a report by SamMobile, Samsung launched the program on Thursday, June 9. The New Note UX beta program is currently available only for a select few Note 5 users in China and Korea who can test out the latest user interface (UI) for Samsung's Android-powered devices. it’s expected to arrive on the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S6 series as well.
The images point to a cleaner and more modern user interface compared with earlier versions. The New Note UX UI also seems to have been given a fresh lease of life as it has updated app icons, as well as colors. The modified color scheme looks attractive.
One of the big changes is the lack of app drawer in the launcher. This is a common trend among Chinese OEMs so it's likely Samsung is trying this out to see how it works in East Asian markets. The app icons are shaped uniformly, even for third party apps, which means it is cropping them, another trend among Chinese OEMs trying hard to emulate iOS. It remains to be seen if either of these things will be optional or forced upon users.
There are some other changes too, most noteworthy one being the Settings app, which again looks a lot like something you'd find on a Chinese smartphone. Also, Samsung seems to be moving back from having text for buttons to just iconography.
The beta program is expected to run for a couple of months before this new user interface is released for all eligible devices in August this year.
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