Samsung unveils One UI 7 and it looks a lot like iOS 18 [Video]

Samsung on Thursday unveiled One UI 7, the new version of its custom experience for the company’s Android phones. One UI 7 comes with a lot of new features such as AI writing assistance tools, but the update also brings some design changes – and it’s impossible not to compare them to Apple’s iOS.

As noted by users who have already had access to the first beta of One UI 7, the new interface has a lot of elements that are very similar to the iOS interface, starting with the Lock Screen.

Samsung has introduced a new feature called the “Now Bar”, which shows relevant ongoing activities such as audio recording, media controls, stopwatch and more, all in a pill-shaped interface. Some of these controls can be expanded with just a tap. It’s hard not to compare Now Bar with the iPhone’s Live Activities and Dynamic Island.

Even the media …