One UI 6.1.1 could arrive soon with “Video AI” feature

Samsung’s One UI 6.1 is the latest update for Samsung’s Galaxy smartphones, but we are already looking forward to the next version. Samsung added Galaxy AI features to One UI 6 to get to One UI 6.1, and it looks like the company could move forward with the same formula for the release of the next version, One UI 6.1.1.

Leak Ice universe mentions that Samsung is working on the development of One UI 6.1.1. This update could release alongside the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6 in early July 2024.

Samsung typically releases xx1 versions of its software alongside its foldables in the July-August window, so the release of One UI 6.1.1 aligns with tradition. In the past, this release typically focused on foldable-specific features rather than major major changes, but that could change this year.

Ice universe further mentions that the key feature of One UI 6.1.1 will be “Video AI”.

“Video AI” is a bit vague in describing the upcoming feature. One way to interpret this leak is to assume that upcoming foldables will allow you to generate videos with AI via image and text prompts, similar to OpenAI’s Sora.

On the other hand, the leak could mean that we could get AI-powered video editing features, which would make more sense for the smartphone use case. It would be very useful if we could also do generative editing, like removing objects from videos, not just photos. “Video AI” could mean something completely different from either of our interpretations.

Samsung is expected to announce the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6 on July 10, 2024. Note that Samsung’s move to Android 15 will happen once Android 15 is released to the stable branch later in the year, and we expect that software version to be called One UI 7. It remains to be seen whether existing phones will get video AI features with One UI 6.1.1 or whether they will upgrade directly to One UI 7 later this year .