I'm not planning on installing it for a while though curious when general availability becomes reality on an unlocked US S23+ purchased direct from them.
Can't think of a more disjointed and region dependent software/firmware release "schedule" of any product in 35+ years of working in the IT industry.
After all the hype I think I'm with you on delaying for about 2wks after it's finally pushed in the country I live in. After Android 12L messing with Andronix (well years before I finally switched, I'm still feeling the pinches/pain) ... I'm not so certain everything under the OneUI6 UX is going to be welcomed or appreciated.
Example:
OneUI 5.1 & Android 13.
- I couldn't figure out why Bixby wasn't working.
- I installed Google Assistant - BAD mistake.
- created a 1x1 stack of Google Search & Microsoft Edge Search (another bad idea).
^ seemed good thinking at the time (Didn't want Edge taking over as default browser just to get BingChatGPT but it did WITHOUT clearly stating so. SO Edge was removed).
Results:
Google Assistant is constantly listening EVEN after I've uninstalled it and rebooted my S23!
Swiping from bottom L/R corners seems to activate Google Assistant.
I do NOT see Google Assistant in my Apps so what gives!? I want the Assistant GONE 4EVER!
Typing shows a white underline on various words, no rhyme or reason to which/why, and ALL words underlined with white line are spelled CORRECTLY! Grrrrr. This is on-top of using and before I even begin to use Grammarly in Samsung Keyboard. I don't know WHAT is causing this as it wasn't there for 3wks. No other apps have been installed.
* figured out Bixby had to be fully enabled in all kinds of sub-settings. I really wished Samsung didn't abandon the Bixby name and just rewritten it from scratch - but honestly I'll not be missing anything about it since I cannot use it at all to control ANYTHING not even announce the time with/wihout Buds2Pro's in.
Hey Bixby what's the time?
Hi Bixy What's the time?
What's the time? (yes I have the key word requirement disabled).
^ each command returns the classic response (crickets/silence. After watching Michael Fassbender's I Killer on Netflix I'm beginning to mentally input his narrative thoughts anything I forgot about and try to use Bixby only to realize it doesn't work).
Why do I wish Samsung didn't go with the new AI branding? Synergistic in the minds of the users, and IT community as a whole. abandoning the old seems to show they've given up, and presets a minor thought after a honeymoon phase of relief any NEW issues that rear their head in Samsung AI for longer than week, a user may think 'are they going to give up and abandon difficult issues with this as well? hmmm.
Does anyone know HOW to reset Samsung Keyboard with the Grammarly default back to factory? I'm hoping this will eliminate the white underline of correct words i've typed, which I suspect is either a hidden Google Assistant fragment/service or ChatGPT+Edge.
I'd REALLY love for Google to learn just 1 simple and system wide thing from Apple BEFORE coming up with ANYOTHER THING and impose this on developers:
1. NO Application shall make changes to the system without explicitly and CLEARLY informing the user of any and ALL changes - NOT just prompts what the App will do to the top 5 things used by all users (Calls, Text, Camera, Microphone, Pictures & other media)!
2. Enforce ALL Google apps INCLUDING Google Services and Google Assistant NOT to impose primary use and presence onto the user without explicitly asking permission AND allowing the end user to REMOVE/DISABLE permanently. (maybe not Google services BUT it should still respect the user).
3. All applications 2nd/3rd party should NO LONGER impose rights to the device/system/user data or else not function.
^ example: Samsung Email Permissions:
Allowed:
Calendar,
Contacts,
Music and Audio,
Notifications,
Photos & Videos
* I HAD to enable this permissions in order USE and OPEN this app before I could even configure an email account into it. Now, let's consider nobody has recorded a meaningful video under 20MB and tried to send to a corporate mailbox. Whom sends a large video via email anyway - so why DOES it HAVE to be a necessary requirement for Email to work? Nor should Pictures, music and audio file access. Far too many apps want access to crap it shouldn't NEED nor require - and the USER should revoke without punishment of using a FREE application.
When someone needs to question security of an OS in this era ... first look at the OS' permissions setup for Apps vs the User, and then look at WHY apps require access to data it doesn't need to function, then look deeper into the code of apps and see what partnerships/deeds its siphoning off to 4th party actors and what analytics it does. Google being what they are most likely will never change this. One could hope.
/sorry rant off.
Yeah, it's region depended. Those outside of US already received it... and now today reports that OneUI 6.0 has been pushed out.
Unlocked Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23+, and Galaxy S23 Ultra units in the US are now getting the official Android 14-based ...
www.sammobile.com
Except for those of us in Canada ... still no OneUI 6 yet.
