TouchWiz

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TouchWiz
Basic data

developer Samsung Electronics
Publishing year 2008
operating system Android
category Graphical user interface
German speaking Yes
TouchWiz from Samsung for Android

TouchWiz is a user interface that was developed by Samsung Electronics with partners for in-house smartphones . It is sometimes mistakenly called the operating system. TouchWiz is used internally by Samsung for sophisticated feature phones and tablets and is not licensed to third parties.

The latest version of TouchWiz, TouchWiz 6.0, has been released on the Galaxy S6 . It has a more refined user interface than the previous version, 5.0, on the Galaxy S5 . Among other things, some apps, such as The design of the alarm clock, for example, has been revised and simpler, and the performance is significantly better.

In addition to Android smartphones and tablets, TouchWiz also runs on the proprietary Samsung operating system bada and Tizen OS.

TouchWiz was renamed to Samsung Experience with Android 7.0 Nougat , and since December 24, 2018, a new user interface for supported devices has been available with the successor One UI .

Versions

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TouchWiz 3.0 Lite (compatible with Android 2.1 - Android 2.2) (2010)

TouchWiz 3.0 Lite is the "simple" version of TouchWiz 3.0. The first device with TouchWiz 3.0 Lite is the Samsung Galaxy Proclaim.

TouchWiz 3.0 (compatible with Android 2.3 - Android 4.0) (2010)

The original version of TouchWiz is with the Samsung Galaxy S introduced.

TouchWiz 4.0 (compatible with Android 2.3 - Android 4.0) (2011)

Hardware acceleration has been improved in the second version of TouchWiz . The Samsung Galaxy S II is the first device with a pre-installed TouchWiz 4.0. The version also has the "Motion" option, which allows you to zoom in using two fingers on the display and tilt the device at the same time. This gesture works in the web browser and in the device's gallery. "Panning" allows the user to move the elements on the home screen by pressing, holding and tilting at the same time. This gesture can be used in addition to normal push, hold, and drag.

Pre-installed apps (selected devices only)

  • diary
  • Samsung apps
  • Voice Command
  • All share play
  • Samsung Kies Air
  • Samsung Social Hub
  • Samsung Music Hub
  • Samsung Readers Hub
  • Samsung Game Hub

Pre-installed apps (only on Samsung Galaxy Note devices)

  • S note

TouchWiz Nature UX Lite (compatible with Android 4.0) (2012)

The Lite version of the Nature UX by TouchWiz was the "simple" version of the original TouchWiz Nature UX surface. The first device with TouchWiz Nature UX Lite was the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 .

Pre-installed apps

TouchWiz Nature UX (compatible with Android 4.0 - Android 4.1) (2012)

The third version of TouchWiz has been renamed TouchWiz Nature UX and the look has been completely redesigned. The Samsung Galaxy S III and the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 were the first devices with TouchWiz Nature UX. The “nature” version of TouchWiz is more “natural” than the previous versions and contains more interactive elements such as the water drop effect in the lock screen and new sounds. To round off the surface, S Voice was introduced as a counterpart to Apple's Siri. S Voice can recognize eight languages, including English, French and Korean. Based on Vlingo, S Voice can perform several functions via speech recognition, e.g. B. play a song, set an alarm and much more. The online search is based on Wolfram Alpha . In addition, the new version of TouchWiz introduced the smart eye recognition "Smart Stay" on selected devices. It recognizes the eyes using the front camera and does not switch off the display for a long time.

Pre-installed apps (selected devices only)

  • ChatON
  • Samsung apps
  • S Voice
  • Samsung Game Hub
  • Samsung Video Hub
  • Samsung Social Hub
  • AllShare Play
  • Samsung Music Hub
  • S Suggest
  • S memo

Pre-installed apps (only on Samsung Galaxy Note devices)

  • S note

TouchWiz Nature UX 2.0 (compatible with Android 4.2) (2013)

The fourth version of TouchWiz is still based on the "Nature" version of the S III, with some slight design changes. The Samsung Galaxy S4 is the first device with pre-installed TouchWiz Nature UX 2.0. Even more eye-tracking capabilities were introduced with the S4 such as Smart Scroll.

Pre-installed apps (selected devices only)

Pre-installed apps (only on Samsung Galaxy Note devices)

  • S note

TouchWiz Nature UX 2.5 (compatible with Android 4.3 - Android 4.4) (2013)

TouchWiz Nature UX 2.5 is slightly changed in design. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 are the first devices with the new TouchWiz, this version now fully supports the Samsung Knox security function.

Pre-installed apps (selected devices only)

Pre-installed apps (only on Samsung Galaxy Note devices)

  • S note
  • Action memo
  • Scrapbook
  • S Finder

TouchWiz Nature UX 3.0 (compatible with Android 4.4 - Android 5.0) (2014)

TouchWiz Nature UX 3.0 has also been slightly changed in design. The Samsung Galaxy S5 and the Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 are the first devices with the new TouchWiz version.

TouchWiz Nature UX 3.5 (Compatible with Android 4.4.4 - Android 5.0.1) (2014)

A slightly modified version of TouchWiz UX 3.0, also known as Nature UX 3.5, has been released for the Samsung Galaxy Note 4. The Galaxy Note 4 and Galaxy Note Edge and the A-Series were the only devices with this version of Android 4.4.4. Older high-end devices from 2013 (Galaxy S4 and Note 3) received this modified TouchWiz version with the update to Android 5.0.1.

TouchWiz Nature UX 5.0 (Compatible with Android 5.0 - Android 5.1.1) (2015)

The TouchWiz Nature UX 5.0 was first introduced with the Galaxy S6 / edge and has new icons and colors.

TouchWiz 6.0 (compatible with Android 6.0 - Android 6.0.1) (2016)