Introduction
Samsung has the tradition of launching a major new version of One UI that accompanies each year's newest Android release. Before that, however, the company releases a couple of minor One UI upgrades along with each of its flagship smartphone launches.
In 2022, the Galaxy S22 series brought with it One UI 4.1, and in the second half of the year, Samsung is expected to release One UI 4.1.1 with its new foldables, the Galaxy Z Flip 4 and Galaxy Z Fold 4. One UI 4.1.1 is likely to be exclusive to the company's foldables, including the ones that launched in 2021 and before.
One UI 4.1.1 features
At this time, there's no word on what new features One UI 4.1.1 will bring. However, there's a good chance all the new functionality will be targeted at Samsung's foldables to help users take better advantage of the foldable form factor.
There could also be some minor features that are compatible with all Galaxy phones and tablets, although like we saw last year with One UI 3.1.1, Samsung will probably bring these features to non-foldable devices without bumping up the One UI version number on them.
One UI 4.1.1 release
One UI 4.1.1 will debut with the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4 later in the second half of 2022, as mentioned earlier, and it will then be released to other compatible foldables and non-foldable Galaxy devices in the weeks that follow.
However, with One UI 5.0 coming soon after with the Android 13 update, most Galaxy devices will likely make the jump directly to version 5.0 instead of 4.1.1. More details should follow soon as we move closer to the launch of the new foldables.