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The new One user interface Samsung's UI 5.0 is just great. It gives the impression that the company has spent time optimizing performance and improving the user experience through small but meaningful changes. You've probably already heard about the new Camera and Gallery apps, the expanded Material You color palette, and lock screen customization options. However, if I had to pick one change introduced with One UI 5.0 that doesn't get enough attention, it would have to be the new Connected Devices menu. 

One UI 5.0 made a few sensible (and a few unwise) changes to the layout of the Settings menu, and I feel like one of the most underrated additions right here is the new menu Connected devices. Simply put, it clearly organizes everything related to connecting a phone or tablet Galaxy to other devices, and makes plain and simple sense.

It is clear evidence of Samsung's recent attempts to streamline the built-in environment as much as possible. This new menu is clear and just as easy to access. It includes everything you need to control your connected devices, from the device Galaxy Wearables (i.e. watches or headphones), SmartThings, Smart view (which allows you to mirror TV content to the device Galaxy) to QuickShare up to Samsung DeX, Link to Windows, Android Cars and more.

Makes it easier to access features 

Once you notice this feature, you quickly realize that everything related to connecting to other devices should always have been integrated into just one menu, as opposed to all these options scattered throughout Settings and the Quick Launch panel. The Connected Devices menu in One UI 5.0 not only makes these features easier to access, but brings them more into the spotlight, increasing the chance that users of the company's devices will use these great features more often.

Connected Devices isn't a big step for One UI, but a nice improvement for users. It is also a perfect example of how the user environment can be made more efficient in some of its areas. In my opinion, adding this offer makes a lot of sense, and I think it deserves a bit of attention, as long as you don't just use your phone as a phone. Sometimes even such little things can lead to unexpectedly positive results, and I believe that this is one of them.

You can buy a new Samsung phone with One Ui 5.0 support, for example, here

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