Samsung is slowly expanding its PC lineup. After launching its first desktop PC in years last year, the company has launched its new all-in-one PC in South Korea. Named All-In-One Pro, the iMac-like desktop PC is now available for pre-order. It will be readily available in South Korea starting on April 22.
The All-In-One Pro is priced at 1.99 million ($1,469) in South Korea. It isn’t clear if it would be launched outside of South Korea.
Samsung’s new All-In-One Pro PC has a metal frame and Intel Core Ultra processor
The All-In-One Pro has a metal frame with an ultra-slim design (6.5mm). Samsung says its ultra-slim form factor gives users more free space on their table. Even the wireless keyboard and mouse bundled with the All-In-One Pro have metal materials and offer a unified design. It has a 27-inch 4K screen, which is 13% wider than last year’s All-In-One Pro model. It is also equipped with 3D loudspeakers compatible with Dolby Atmos audio.
It has the Intel Core Ultra processor (exact model number unknown as of now), which offers higher CPU and GPU performance than the 13th Gen Intel Core i5 chip used in last year’s All-In-One PC. It likely comes with at least 16GB RAM and 256GB SSD storage. It isn’t clear if its RAM and SSD can be upgraded. The full-sized keyboard has a dedicated Microsoft Copilot AI key, while the mouse has a minimalistic design.
It has an HDMI port, a couple of USB Type-A ports, an Ethernet port, and a 3.5mm headphone port. Wireless connectivity features include Bluetooth 5.3 and Wi-Fi 6E. It also has a built-in webcam for video calls and conferences. It comes with Windows 11 Home and several Galaxy Ecosystem apps and features, including Buds Auto Switch, Multi Control, Quick Share, and Second Screen. You can drag and drop files from your Galaxy phone or tablet to the All-In-One Pro and vice versa.
Thanks to the Windows Phone Link app, you can see your Galaxy phone’s notifications on the PC and even reply to notifications. You can mirror the phone’s screen on the PC as well. You can also use your Galaxy phone’s camera as your All-In-One Pro’s webcam for even better image quality.
A Samsung Electronics official said, “Samsung All-in-One Pro is an all-round PC that can be used in a variety of daily life such as studying, work, and hobbies with its sophisticated design and powerful performance. It provides a more convenient and free daily life with powerful performance, a differentiated Galaxy ecosystem, and AI functions.”
Samsung added several new features and optimizations with the One UI 6.0 update. However, it removed one crucial feature for phones and tablets with OLED screens: screen burn-in protection. It promised to bring that feature with a software update, and the company seems to delivered on that front with the One UI 6.1 update.
One UI 6.1 brings back OLED screen burn-in protection to older Galaxy phones
The folks at Toranji have tested One UI 6.1, and the screen burn-in protection feature works as intended. As you can see in the GIF image above, the UI elements in the status bar and the navigation bar on the Galaxy S23 Ultra move slightly every few minutes.
While this feature has been tested only on the Galaxy S23 series as of now, it isn’t clear if it is also present on the Galaxy Z Flip 5, Galaxy Z Fold 5, and Galaxy Tab S9 series. However, we don’t have a reason to doubt that Samsung would have included this feature in the Galaxy S23 but not other devices.
Watch our in-depth videos below to see all the new features that One UI 6.1 brings to older Galaxy devices.
One UI 6.1 made its debut with the Galaxy S24 series, and starting today, Samsung is rolling it out to many high-end smartphones and tablets. One of the highlights of the software customization is Ciricle to Search, which allows you to research anything on the display by drawing a circle around the object. While the feature is still new, Google is already upgrading it with a very useful functionality. The company has announced that in the coming weeks, Circle to Search will be able to translate content on the screen.
To access this feature, you’ll have to long-press on the home button or the navigation bar to bring up Circle to Search and tap the translate icon. After that, Circle to Search will automatically detect the language of the content on the display and translate it to your preferred language. You don’t even have to draw a circle around it. For example, if you open a PDF file of a hotel’s menu that’s in Japanese, you can summon Circle to Search, tap the translate icon, and it will convert the language of the menu to English.
Currently, if you want to translate content that’s on the display (say a PDF file of a menu), you have to take a screenshot, head to Google Translate, and select that image. The app will then detect the language in the image and convert it to your preferred language. As you can see, this process requires you to not only capture a screenshot but also switch applications (exit from the PDF viewer and then go to Google Translate). With Circle to Search offering the translation feature, you won’t have to do any of that.
Samsung introduced many new features with One UI 6.1, which debuted earlier this year with the Galaxy S24 series. One such feature was Photo Ambient, which adds weather effects to the lock screen wallpaper. Samsung is improving the performance of those effects with a new update.
Samsung Vision Core update brings more realistic weather effects to lock screen wallpaper
Samsung has released a huge update to its Vision Core app. The version 1.0.14.0 of the app comes with a huge download size of around 1.2GB and is available via the Galaxy Store. While the changelog just says bug fixes, people have noticed that it improves the realism of weather effects on the lock screen wallpaper. For example, raindrops now have a splash effect on the objects and persons in the image. Similarly, snowflakes fall in front and rear of persons appearing in the wallpaper.
This feature is only available on the Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24+, and Galaxy S24 Ultra. It will likely not be released to the Galaxy S23 series, Galaxy Tab S9 series, Galaxy Z Flip 5, and Galaxy Z Fold 5 with the upcoming One UI 6.1 update. Samsung is expected to release the One UI 6.1 update to those devices starting tomorrow.
How to activate lock screen wallpaper weather effects on Galaxy S24?
You can access the Photo Ambient feature on your Galaxy S24 series phone by opening the Settings app, navigating to Advanced Features » Labs » Photo Ambient Wallpaper, and then enabling the toggle there. Since this is a Labs feature, weather effects might not work reliably all the time. However, we did not notice any major issues with the feature.
You can watch all the other wallpaper-related features that are available on One UI 6.1 in our detailed video below.
Your iPhone doesn’t need to look like it came from 2012. You can easily swap out wallpapers and/or customize iPhone Home Screen layouts by adding widgets and folders (and by hiding unwanted apps from your view).
This guide will help set up your iPhone screen so it looks exactly how you want it to.
How to customize iPhone Home Screen layout
Gone are the days when you could do nothing more than shuffle icons around. Apple now offers plenty of ways to customize your iPhone Home Screen, though some restrictions remain on what you can do. (The company reportedly plans to add even more Home Screen customization options in iOS 18 later this year.)
In iOS 17, moving apps around or organizing them in a folder is easy — you can even hide them from your Home Screen. But you can’t place apps anywhere you want. And while creating a blank Home Screen is possible, it is not a straightforward process.
The traditional way to Change iPhone wallpaper is in the Settings app. Screenshot: Leander Kahney/Cult of Mac
It’s super-easy to change your iPhone Home Screen’s wallpaper, and there are lots of options for images. There are dozens of images built into iOS itself, including the iconic clownfish wallpaper used in the original iPhone. Or you can choose photos from your photo library or images you’ve downloaded and added to your photos.
There are actually two ways to change iPhone wallpaper — from the Settings app or directly on the Lock Screen (see below). To use the Settings app:
Open Settings, then tap Wallpaper.
Tap Add New Wallpaper.
Then select from the options at the top of the next screen. To choose from your own photos, select either Photos, People, Photo Shuffle or Live Photo. You can also choose built-in wallpapers from categories like Weather (which shows live weather based on your location), Astronomy (for cool shots of Earth, the moon or Mars), Kaleidoscope (for a cool kaleidoscope animation), Emoji, Unity, Pride, Collections (where you can find the clownfish wallpaper) or Color (which offers hundreds of different color gradients).
You can now customize the selected wallpaper by changing or adding Home Screen widgets (see below). Then tap Add.
Choose Set as Wallpaper Pair for your new wallpaper to show on both the Home Screen and Lock Screen. Or tap Customize Home Screen to create a separate Home Screen wallpaper that can be further edited by changing the color, gradient or adding a photo. Hit Done.
Choose a different wallpaper style
After selecting a new wallpaper, there are lots of options for customizing it. Screenshot: Leander Kahney/Cult of Mac
After you’ve selected a new wallpaper, you can swipe left or right to choose a different style. There are tons of options. You can zoom in or out, change the background, or background color, and adjust the widgets (for more on Home Screen widgets, see below).
How to change iPhone wallpaper from Lock Screen
Changing your iPhone wallpaper from the Lock Screen is similar to changing faces on Apple Watch. Screenshot: Leander Kahney/Cult of Mac
Similar to changing faces on Apple Watch, you can also change your iPhone Home Screen wallpaper from the Lock Screen. It’s handy for quickly changing wallpapers without digging around in Settings, or for quickly switching Focus modes.
First, make sure Face ID is set up on your iPhone. Before you can change your wallpaper, Face ID checks your face before entering the wallpaper Customize screen. If Face ID is set up, just tilt your iPhone up to your face or press on the screen. There’s no need to unlock your device.
Press and hold your Lock Screen to open the Customize wallpaper screen.
Hit Customize, then select either Add New Wallpaper or Customize Current Wallpaper.
Alternatively, just hit the blue + button to bring up the Add New Wallpaper screen. Again, from here, you can choose from your own photos or from the different wallpaper categories.
To change your wallpaper to one you’ve already created, just swipe left or right. If you swipe left all the way to the end, you’ll find an Add New card that again brings up the Add New Wallpaper screen.
You can also associate your wallpaper with a specific Focus, like Do Not Disturb or Driving. Just hit the Focus button to link your selected Focus to a particular wallpaper.
To delete a wallpaper, swipe up. Then tap the red Trash Can to delete it.
How to organize apps on iPhone Home Screen
Moving apps around on the iPhone’s Home Screen is easy. Screenshot: Rajesh/Cult of Mac
You can move one or multiple apps together on your iPhone’s Home Screen.
Long-press on an app you want to move. Select Edit Home Screen from the menu that appears.
Alternatively, you can long-press on an empty area of your iPhone’s Home Screen. All apps and folders on the screen will start jiggling.
Then, drag the app to its new position. Move the app to another Home Screen page by dragging it to the display’s right (or left) edge.
To move multiple apps, long-press on an app icon. Then, using your other hand, select the additional apps you want to move.
Move all the selected apps at once, then tap Done on the top-right corner to save the changes.
You can follow the same steps to move a folder around.
Since the iPhone’s Home Screen is organized in a grid layout, you cannot place apps anywhere you want. For example, it’s not possible to have two apps at the top of your Home Screen and two at the bottom. They will automatically snap together based on a 6 x 4 grid layout.
Placement aside, if you really want to give your phone a makeover, consider using custom app icons to give your iPhone’s Home Screen a fresh new look.
Note: Using Assistive Access, an accessibility feature in iOS 17 that “makes it easier for people with cognitive disabilities to use iPhone independently,” you can set up a very stripped-down iPhone Home Screen. However, that is beyond the scope of this article.
How to create app folders
To create a folder on your iPhone’s Home Screen, drag one app over another when in Edit Home Screen mode. iOS automatically adds a name to the folder based on the apps inside. However, you can customize this name to your liking.
Remove all app shortcuts from inside a folder to automatically delete it.
How to hide apps from iPhone Home Screen
You can hide or remove apps from your iPhone’s Home Screen. Screenshot: Rajesh/Cult of Mac
Sometimes, you might want to remove an app from your iPhone’s Home Screen but not uninstall it. This is also possible — here’s how.
Enter “jiggle mode” on your iPhone’s Home Screen by long-pressing on an empty area.
Then, tap the – button on any app you want to hide.
Select Remove from Home Screen from the dialog box that appears.
Any app you remove will remain in your App Library, which is accessible by swiping to your iPhone’s rightmost Home Screen page. (If you want to cut down on the number of app icons on your Home Screen going forward, you also can have new apps sent directly to the App Libary.)
Alternatively, to find an app you’ve removed from the Home Screen, swipe down on your iPhone’s display to trigger Spotlight. Then search for the app you want to open.
How to remove a Home Screen page
Remove unwanted iPhone Home Screen pages to reduce clutter. Screenshot: Rajesh/Cult of Mac
Like apps, you can remove or hide a Home Screen page on your iPhone.
Enter editing mode on your iPhone’s Home Screen by long-pressing on an empty area.
Tap the home page switcher at the bottom. You will get an overview of all available Home Screen pages.
To hide a Home Screen page, tap the check mark below it.
If you want to remove the page with all the app shortcuts, tap the – button on the page’s top-left corner.
Tap Done on the top-right corner to save all your changes.
Remember that removing a Home Screen page with app shortcuts won’t delete the apps from your iPhone.
How to add widgets to iPhone Home Screen
Add widgets to the iPhone’s Home Screen to increase its usefulness. Screenshot: Rajesh/Cult of Mac
Apart from apps, you can add widgets to your iPhone’s Home Screen to view important information at a glance. iOS 17 added support for interactive widgets, further increasing their usefulness. Even better, you can stack widgets on top of each other to save space.
Not all apps offer widgets, but many do. Here’s how to add widgets and customize your iPhone Home Screen even more:
Enter your iPhone Home Screen’s editing mode by long-pressing on an empty area.
Tap the + symbol in the top-left corner.
Proceed to select the app whose widget you want to add, followed by the widget type and size.
You can tap the Add widget option or long-press it to place it on your Home Screen.
If there’s no space on your Home Screen, some app icons will be automatically moved to the next page.
To create a widget stack, drag and drop another widget on top of an existing one. (Note: A stack is only created when two widgets are of the same size.) Your iPhone will automatically cycle between the available widgets in a stack based on your location, time and usage. You can edit a widget stack by long-pressing it.
How to remove widgets
Customize a widget stack by adding or removing widgets anytime you like. Screenshot: Rajesh/Cult of Mac
Removing a standalone widget from your iPhone’s Home Screen is easy. Just long-press on it and select the Remove Widget option that appears.
To remove a widget from a stack, follow these steps.
Long-press on the widget stack.
Tap Edit Stack.
Scroll to the widget you want removed from the stack, then tap the – button on the top-left.
Confirm your action by tapping Remove from the dialog box that appears.
A widget stack will automatically cycle through all available widgets based on your location, time of day and preference. If you find this annoying, you can edit the widget stack and disable the Smart Rotate option.
With beautiful wallpapers, widgets and custom app icons, you can customize your iPhone Home Screen layout to make it much more functional. The only thing missing is the ability to place an app icon wherever you want. Maybe Apple will hear our plea with iOS 18. (Update: It sounds like Apple plans to do just that.)
Note: We originally published this how-to on January 17, 2024. We updated it with new information on changes reportedly coming in iOS 18.
Earlier this year, Microsoft updated Windows 11 with the ability to show a card containing the weather information on the lock screen, allowing people to check the forecast without unlocking the device. Well, the company is now updating the operating system with the ability to show cards for other types of updates on the lock screen.
Microsoft is rolling out an update to Windows 11’s Release Preview Channel. Among other features, it gives the operating system the ability to show information about finance, traffic, and sports on the lock screen. Each type of information appears on a different card. Clicking on a card opens the relevant section on the MSN website.
Image Credits: Neowin
The update containing the latest feature changes the build number to 22631.3371. Neowin says that to get these widgets on the lock screen, you have to download the ViveTool from GitHub and follow a short process to be able to options to activate those widgets from Settings » Personalization » Lock Screen » Lock Screen Status.
iOS 18 could finally let you create a blank Home Screen row. Concept: Kevin Kall
A new report claims Apple will allow for greater Home Screen customization in iOS 18. One of the upgrades will allow you to place app icons anywhere on the screen.
You will have the flexibility to create blank rows and columns, though the icons will still snap to a grid.
iOS 18 might fix a major Home Screen customization limitation
Apple has added several Home Screen customization options, starting with iOS 14’s release in 2020, such as Home Screen widgets and App Library. However, you cannot place app shortcuts anywhere on your iPhone Home Screen or have blank rows or columns.
If the MacRumors source is accurate, this should change with iOS 18 later this year. This should fix one of the significant customization limitations of the iPhone’s Home Screen.
The report is light on other details but claims that iOS 18 could bring the “biggest Home Screen revamp in several years.” This should make tweaking your iPhone’s Home Screen a lot more fun.
Biggest iOS update since its inception
Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman was the first to report this change in the next iOS release. As per him, iOS 18 is apparently shaping up to become the biggest iOS update since the original iPhone.
In his Power On newsletter, Mark Gurman claims Apple will bundle a bunch of AI features in the next iOS release that will be useful in daily life. These on-device AI enhancements will differ from iOS 18’s rumored cloud-based generative AI features. Apple will purportedly team up with Google or ChatGPT to power the latter.
Gurman believes visionOS 2.0, codenamed Constellation, will drop this year. Apple might possibly showcase the next major OS release for its mixed reality headset at WWDC24 alongside iOS 18 and watchOS 11. The latter will be a minor release.
Apple’s yearly developer conference should take place in June this year.
The first iPhone was launched in 2007, while the first Galaxy smartphone was unveiled in 2009. Ever since their launch, Android and iOS have copied features from each other, but Android has always been better at UI customization. While Apple has made several improvements in the past few years, it still lacks a basic feature that has been present on Galaxy (and other Android phones) for 14 years.
iOS 18 could bring blank space support to the iPhone’s home screen
MacRumors is reporting that iOS 18 will bring more home screen customization support to iPhones. While app icons on the home screen will still be locked to an invisible grid structure, iPhone users could have black spaces, columns, and rows between app icons. The information about a more customizable UI was first reported by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.
It is already possible to create custom icons for apps on iOS, it requires a lot of effort and using the Shortcuts app. In comparison, Galaxy users can easily do so by installing a third-party app launcher and an icon pack. One UI lets users customize the colors of app icons using the Color Palette feature. One UI also lets users change the app icon grid size for the home screen, app drawer, and folders. They can also change the colors of the folders.
Other features expected with iOS 18 include support for RCS (for better messaging between Android and iOS), Generative AI support for Siri, and AI features for many stock apps.
iOS 18 will give iPhone users greater control over Home Screen app icon arrangement, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Home Screen on iOS 17
While app icons will likely remain locked to an invisible grid system on the Home Screen, to ensure there is some uniformity, our sources say that users will be able to arrange icons more freely on iOS 18. For example, we expect that the update will introduce the ability to create blank spaces, rows, and columns between app icons.
Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman was first to report that the iPhone would get a “more customizable” Home Screen starting with iOS 18. It is already possible to customize the Home Screen and create blank app icons with apps such as Shortcuts and Widgetsmith, but Apple’s own personalization options will be more convenient and official.
iPhone users have already been able to customize the Lock Screen since iOS 16, and we expect the Home Screen to receive similar treatment with iOS 18. The update will introduce additional customization options for the Home Screen, according to our sources, and this could result in the biggest Home Screen revamp in several years.
Apple will announce iOS 18 at its annual developers conference WWDC in June. Other features and changes rumored for the update include new generative AI functionality for Siri and multiple apps, RCS support in the Messages app for improved messaging between iPhones and Android devices, design changes, and more.
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“The ‘heart of joy’ effectively takes 30 years of experience and blends it into a single control unit,” BMW chief technical officer Frank Weber tells WIRED. “Everything that is driving-performance-related, chassis-control-related, powertrain-related—it’s all integrated into one control unit. If you love the idea of the ultimate driving machine, there are functions in there that are crazy. It’s the same for the infotainment system. To do it properly for your customers, you have to own the critical software stacks and the software development process.”
Crazy M Performance Promise
Weber insists that increasing the size of batteries is incompatible with BMW’s sustainability goals but promises authentic BMW vibes from its M-division high-performance derivatives. “Neue Klasse is ambitious and will do things far above what we have today,” he claims. “Future M cars will have close to a megawatt of power (1,340 bhp) with the ability to control each individual wheel.”
Photograph: BMW
“Some people might miss the sound of a combustion engine but definitely not how the car behaves. It’s incredible. Everything required for M is baked into this new technology platform. As our engineers learned more about the capabilities of the system, so their confidence increased. It’s about how the car moves. And the control possibilities with electric cars means you can go crazy.”
Now back to the Vision X. If the iX and i7 are too much for you, then this new concept suggests a definite rebalancing of the aesthetic order. It’s a clean, modern looking car with a powerful but more nuanced sense of identity.
“We wanted to define the true-to-the-bone heritage of BMW,” head of i design Kai Langer tells me, “and the Vision X is our pure essence. Try to remove a line from this car and you just won’t be able to. The Vision X is clearly a BMW, even though it has completely different proportions. It’s uncomplicated, reduced, bold and alive.”
Getting 3D Grilled
Photograph: BMW
Interestingly, there are shades of the original 02 series, which debuted in 1966, as well as hints of the beloved ’70s 3.0 CSL, and even the early ’80s E30 3 series. The Vision X wears these influences lightly, but the fact that they’re there at all suggests that a rethink has occurred. The vertical double kidney grille will be reserved for BMW’s X SUV models henceforth, a subtle horizontal treatment being used on sedans and sports cars.
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