We’ve known for a while that Samsung’s AI features would probably come to the Samsung Galaxy S22 and some other older phones, and now that’s happening, with the company’s One UI 6.1 update reportedly rolling out to the Samsung Galaxy S22 series, the Galaxy S21 series, the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4, the Galaxy Z Fold 3, and the Galaxy Z Flip 3.
So yet, these changes, identified by SamMobile, are only available in South Korea, but additional regions are likely to receive them soon. To check for and download the update, go to Settings > Software update > Download and install; however, you will most likely receive a message when it becomes available.
What this update brings varies depending on the phone you’re using. According to SamMobile, the Samsung Galaxy S22 series, Galaxy Z Fold 4, and Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 will have the same AI characteristics as the Samsung Galaxy S24.
This features AI-generated backgrounds, Browsing Assist, Chat Assist, Circle to Search, Edit Suggestion, Generic Edit, Interpreter Mode, Live Translate, Note Assist, and Transcript Assist.
Only circle to search
The Samsung Galaxy S21 series, Galaxy Z Fold 3, and Galaxy Z Flip 3 are the only older devices that support Circle to Search.
This constraint is most likely due to the fact that these older Galaxy handsets lack the processing capacity to smoothly integrate more demanding AI capabilities, but it is also possible that Samsung just wishes to save its most recent features for newer phones.
You can learn more about these new AI tools in our comprehensive guide to Galaxy AI, while our Galaxy AI compatibility guide (which will be updated with this new information) provides a device-by-device breakdown of which features are available on which devices.
But, suffice to say, this is a massive improvement, at least for the devices that will receive Samsung’s full array of AI features. We assume that these are the last already available phones to have Galaxy AI compatibility, but given that we expected these features to be reserved for Samsung’s latest handsets, we’re pleasantly pleased by the scale of the release.
