Samsung announced its Android 15 based update called One user interface 7 at the Samsung Developer Conference (SDC) 2024 in October and that was it issued in beta earlier this month. According to a report, it offers a solution to a problem that Samsung users have been suffering from for years without any solution: the device displays clear HDR content. One UI 7 reportedly brings a toggle for a dubbed setting SuperHDRcausing the handset, when switched off, to not automatically increase brightness to maximum for displaying HDR content.
Super HDR switch in one user interface 7
In one reportAndroid Authority’s Mishaal Rahman detailed this new setting in the Samsung One UI 7 update. Its description reads: “Automatically adjust the screen to display the full range of color and contrast in photos taken with Galaxy devices.” The switch is reportedly present in the Settings app and turning it off will prevent this from happening Milky Way device does not automatically adjust brightness when displaying HDR supported media.
Users can disable this by navigating to Settings > Advanced features > Super HDR on their Samsung Galaxy device.
While a similar toggle was previously reported to be included in the Samsung Gallery app in One UI 6.1.1, it only worked for a specific app, unlike the new option that is reportedly being rolled out system-wide. This is because Samsung’s Super HDR feature uses Google’s Ultra HDR image format, which is not limited to photos or videos but applies to all content that uses the Ultra HDR format.
Because it is a One UI 7 feature only Galaxy S24 users can disable it from now on. The Android 15 based The beta version of the update is yet to be released for other Samsung devices.
One UI 7 beta availability
Samsung confirmed that the One UI 7 beta program is initially available for the Galaxy S24 series in Germany, India, Korea, Poland, the UK and the US. Galaxy users can experiment with the new features by signing up for the beta program through the Samsung Members app. However, the update’s features may vary depending on the country or region the user is in, the company said.
It supports a total of 29 global languages including local dialects such as Arabic, Chinese, English (Australia, India, United Kingdom, United States), Dutch, French (Canada, France), German, Hindi, Spanish (Mexico, Spain, United States). States) and Vietnamese.