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Kerry Wan/ZDNETSamsung just announced the latest generation of Galaxy smartphones. Along with the new lineup comes new software. One UI 7 is now available for public download, and older compatible Samsung devices can also use the latest software.Also: Everything announced at Samsung Unpacked 2025: Galaxy S25 Ultra, AI features, and moreIt’s unclear when older Galaxy devices will receive the update, but the S23 and S24 series phones will likely receive it shortly after the S25 launch More

Kerry Wan/ZDNETSamsung just unveiled its new lineup of flagship smartphones at its Unpacked event, and it’s safe to say the company designed the Galaxy S25 Ultra More

Kerry Wan/ZDNETArtificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere, and during its Unpacked event, Samsung proved that the company is all over AI. In addition to upgrading its new flagship Galaxy S25 series smartphones More

Apple Watch, Meta Ray-Ban Smart Glasses, and Samsung Galaxy Ring. Jason Hiner/ZDNETSamsung says it’s working with Google to enter the AR glasses race, confirming rumors and speculation circulating for months. Ahead of its Samsung Unpacked event today, Samsung confirmed to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman that the two companies will be working as “one team” to develop a pair of augmented reality glasses, joining the likes of Apple and Meta.Also: Everything announced at Samsung Unpacked 2025: Galaxy S25 Ultra, Gemini AI, moreBoth of those companies have products in various stages of development but have yet to fully deliver on a practical pair of glasses that are actually wearable (and affordable). Meta’s Orion prototype glasses, for example, reportedly cost around $10,000 a pair to produce.But Samsung and Google are expected to be co-developing the Android XR operating system, setting the stage for a pair of smart glasses that would potentially be useable across the Android ecosystem. The Android XR would then act as a unifying operating system for additional headset models from other developers. More

Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNETSamsung’s Unpacked event just concluded, and while we didn’t see a new pair of smart glasses or ring at the end of the show this year, the company did tease a new product — one that’s arguably even more significant.Also: Everything announced at Samsung Unpacked 2025: Galaxy S25 Ultra, Gemini AI, moreThe Galaxy S25 Edge is what the company is calling it, and from the teasers and seconds-long sizzle reel we got at the end of the presentation, there’s one obvious takeaway: it’s super thin. So thin that the phone will only feature two cameras, not three like the rest of the Galaxy S25 lineup.According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the S25 Edge will launch in the first half of this year, with pricing expected to be below the S25 Ultra’s $1,299. More

Matthew Miller/ZDNETI remember so vividly when, seven years ago, Samsung introduced Bluetooth wireless connectivity to the S Pen with the Galaxy Note 9. It was such an innovative feature because the Note 9 would automatically and burdenlessly charge up the stylus whenever it was inserted into the phone. Once charged, which took less than a minute to do, the pen could be used as a wireless clicker for taking photos and videos, scrolling through presentations, and more.Also: Everything announced at Samsung Unpacked 2025: Galaxy S25, Gemini AI, moreWith the new Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, much of that pizzazz is no longer available, and I don’t blame the company. According to Samsung, most users simply didn’t use the wireless, air gesture features enough. Instead, more handy methods (pun intended)  for taking photos, for example, such as waving a hand on-screen to prompt a countdown timer, overshadowed the S Pen.  More

Screenshot by Nina Raemont/ZDNETMuch like your own New Year’s resolutions, Samsung seems to be going all-in on health this year. The tech giant unveiled several new Samsung Health features at its Unpacked event on Wednesday, alongside the launch of its Galaxy S25 phone lineup. Also: Everything announced at Samsung Unpacked 2025 The features provide a more personalized approach to wellness, from health coaches that provide recommendations based on the data gathered to your bedroom environment before bedtime. Many of these features are coming soon, according to Praveen Raja, who presented them at the Unpacked event.  More

Kerry Wan/ZDNETToday at its Unpacked event, Samsung announced its new lineup of AI-packed Galaxy smartphones, including an on-device LLM that learns from your habits and multimodal AI that can take action based on what it sees and hears. After some users gave a lukewarm reception to Apple Intelligence in the iPhone 16, Samsung’s Galaxy S25 lineup remains focused on innovative AI features, while doubling down on integrations across its ecosystem of products.Samsung wants its ecosystem to be persistent across all its devices, understanding that the lines between tablets, smartphones, and laptops are starting to blur. “Consumers’ lives are not as binary as they used to be,” Danielle Moten, Samsung’s director of PC product told me in an interview. “We’ve taken the ability to continue what you’re doing from device to device.”  Also: Everything announced at Samsung Unpacked 2025 Samsung repeatedly referenced its “shared vision for an open AI ecosystem” during its Unpacked keynote event, highlighting its partnership with Google and positioning the pair as leaders in AI innovation, with AI existing across devices and operating systems.”We want to offer a truly cross-OS platform experience,” MC Lee, Samsung corporate VP, elaborated in the same interview. “When it comes to the Galaxy ecosystem, we made no compromises.”  More