Samsung continues to improve the foldable smartphone experience with its latest update to its flagship foldable, the Galaxy Z Fold 6 which is Samsung One UI 7 Beta. With two highly sought features in mind, Swipe to Continue and Auto-Hiding Taskbar, this new beta version permits this to take place a lot more.
The idea is to make user experience better, app transitions, and usability. The Galaxy Z Fold 6 now competes much more closely against other leading foldable smartphones from Google, Honor and Oppo with Samsung One UI 7 Beta.
In this article, we will discuss all these improvements in detail and understand what they mean for Galaxy Z Fold 6 users.
Effortless App Transitions: Swipe to Continue
Swipe to Continue is another highlight feature of One UI 7 Beta and it is a feature that improves every app continuity between the main screen and cover screen. Normally, when users closed their Galaxy Z Fold 6, apps would instantly appear on the cover screen. Now, with this update, users can still choose to retain control and manually swipe through other apps on the cover screen, without having to have it automatically switching over.
With the new approach, you gain more control, your users will experience less unintentional app transitions. If a user doesn’t swipe the app within a few seconds, it auto locks, and it ensures better security and privacy.
Samsung’s Swipe to Continue is a feature already offered on competing foldable phones like the Google Pixel Fold, the Honor Magic V2 and the Oppo Find N3. This update to the Galaxy Z Fold 6 means that Samsung guarantees its foldable won’t get old quickly in the premium sector.
Auto-Hiding Taskbar: A Cleaner and More Immersive UI
Another major new feature in One UI 7 Beta is an Auto-Hiding Taskbar. Samsung has also updated the functionality of its taskbar to allow users to have automatically hide the taskbar when an app is opened.
Under the settings menu, this setting can be customized by the users under Taskbar Style. There are two options available:
Apporarily stays on screen – It prevents the taskbar from collapsing for that particular instance of that process.
Hides the taskbar when an app is in use – Auto hide when apps are opened When needed, it can be brought back using the users’ swiping up from the bottom of the screen.
One this really is good for if you wish to avoid annoying distractions in your app: the new auto hide option. This makes sure that the taskbar doesn’t take up screen real estate on the Galaxy Z Fold 6’s large screen.
One UI 7 Beta Availability and Rollout
As of now, the One UI 7 Beta is available on a limited number of regions including India, South Korea, UK, and US. These new features can only be tested by users of Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6 in these countries before the official release, and you can enroll in the beta program to do so.
Samsung has confirmed that it will start rolling out One UI 7 built on Android 15 in April 2025 with a stable version. Therefore, Galaxy Z Fold 6 users around the world will soon be able to enjoy these new software upgrades.
How Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 Compared with Competitors
One UI 7 Beta’s features on Samsung’s foldable devices pitted it against Google, Honor, and Oppo, all of whom have already adopted such functionalities on their foldable Indian smartphones.
Between Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 and very high-end foldable, the Honor Magic 7 RSR Porsche Design.
| Feature | Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 | Honor Magic 7 RSR Porsche Design |
| Display Size | 7.6 inch (Main), 6.2 inch (Cover) | 6.8 inch |
| Display Type | Dynamic AMOLED 2X | AMOLED Full-HD |
| Primary Camera | 50 MP | 200 MP |
| Selfie Camera | 10 MP (Cover), 4 MP (Under Display) | 50 MP |
| Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon n8 |
| Software | One UI 7 (Android 15) | MagicOS 9.0 (Android 15) |
| Battery | 4400 mAh | 5850 mAh |
| Charging Speed | 25W wired, 15W wireless | 100W |
| Price | Varies by region | Depends on variant |
| Special Features | Swipe to Continue, Auto Hiding Taskbar | Advanced AI Camera Processing |
Future of Samsung’s One UI 7 and Foldable Devices
However, it appears that when the official One UI 7 will be released for April 2025, Samsung will upgrade further its foldable lineup. So just the Swipe to Continue and Auto-Hiding Taskbar features that come with the Samsung One UI 7 Beta are only the beginning Samsung has stocked for its foldable devices.
This will first enable Samsung to continue to refine Galaxy Z Fold 6 by providing smoother app transitions, better multitasking, and a more immersive display experience that will do well across all new devices throughout this year. With the One UI 7 Beta, Samsung has proved that it is not willing to let its foldable phones lag behind, if not surpass, the competitors like, Honor, Google, and Oppo.
Some of the Samsung One UI 7 Beta features aimed at Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 users make the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 more intuitive, efficient and versatile. Samsung is setting new standards, understanding the future, and trying to redefine what it means to use a foldable smartphone with One UI 7 Beta.