For most individuals, conventional cellphone calls make up solely a small proportion of their typical communication.
Many individuals, together with myself, depend on third-party companies akin to WhatsApp way over the inventory ‘Cellphone’ app. However splitting calls between a number of apps results in a fragmented and sometimes irritating expertise.
Thankfully, with Samsung’s upcoming One UI 9, that might quickly be a factor of the previous.
Name consolidation, lastly!
A public beta of One UI 9, Samsung’s Android 17-based pores and skin, is obtainable to Galaxy S26, S26+ and S26 Extremely homeowners now.
And, as SamMobile has noticed, it features a very helpful replace to the dialler. For the primary time, you’ll be capable of view name historical past from third-party apps, immediately throughout the inventory Cellphone app.
The characteristic seems to be suitable with each WhatsApp and Google Meet, with full particulars displayed like some other name. As somebody who typically depends on WhatsApp for calling, that is music to my ears.
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What’s extra, SamMobile’s screenshot (see above) exhibits a really outstanding Google Meet icon beneath the decision data. Does this imply you’ll be capable of begin a Meet or WhatsApp name with a single faucet? In that case, it’d be a game-changer.
The characteristic will supposedly be enabled by default, however you possibly can faucet the three-dot button within the top-right nook and head to Settings > Different name settings > Different calling apps to customize or disable this.
Key apps are nonetheless lacking
Should you’ve learn this far, you most likely already know what the characteristic’s key limitation shall be. Whereas WhatsApp and Google Meet have an enormous mixed consumer base, loads of different common video calling platforms are excluded.
That features Meta’s personal Messenger (previously Fb Messenger), plus rivals akin to Telegram and Sign. Discord, Zoom and Microsoft Groups are repeatedly used on telephones, too.
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For me, Messenger is the massive miss up to now, and means the Cellphone app will nonetheless present an incomplete image of my name historical past. Hopefully, that is only the start, and extra of those platforms get on board quickly.
Whereas the One UI 9 beta is unique to Galaxy S26 telephones for now, it’s more likely to be out there on different Samsung Galaxy handsets quickly. The total model is anticipated to debut on Samsung’s next-gen foldables in July – particularly, the Galaxy Z Flip 8 sequence, Z Fold 8 and brand-new Z Fold Huge.