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Re: Samsung 13.0

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On Sat, 13 Jun 2026 15:07:15 -0500
VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> wrote:

> pinnerite <pinnerite@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > I have an Android Xiaomi MIUI 9 cellphone.
> > My wife has an Android Samsung 13.
> > 
> > I have to use her phone occasionally and find its app handling awful.
> > Can I change the front end to something similar to the Xiaomi?
> 
> I have a Samsung.  There is no "13" model.  I have their Galaxy A36 on
> which runs Android 16.  Without details, I don't know what is your
> consternation with app handling.  I've had LG before, and now Samsung,
> with no problems with app handling; however, I suspect your issue
> regards a preference, or a learning curve issue, not a defect.  
> 
> With my Samsung A56 and Android 16, the current UI is Samsung's One UI.
> 
> https://www.samsung.com/us/apps/one-ui/
> 
> I'm currently at One UI 8.0.  The above article mentions 8.5, but have
> not yet been offered to update to that.  
> 
> One UI showed up back at Android 9.  You might have One UI, but an older
> version than for me, and each One UI version has different features or
> behaviors hence the versioning.
> 
> https://www.sammobile.com/samsung/software/
> Section: "One UI"
> 
> I'm guessing you're wife is back on One UI 5.0.  I didn't walk through
> all the feature and behavior changes from 5.0 to 8.5 to see what
> changed.  To upgrade her One UI version probably means having to upgrade
> to a later version of Android, but whatever is her actual phone model
> may no longer be supported, so no upgrades of Android or One UI.
> Android 13 came out in 2022, so maybe she can upgrade; however, if she
> is having no issues regarding feature or bahavior preferences then she
> may not appreciate moving forward, if possible.
> 
> Xioami used MIUI (c.2010-2024) for their UI, but I that got deprecated
> to get replaced by HyperOS.  You don't mention phone model, just MIUI
> version.  You don't mention what is the issue that makes Samsung a
> problem to use versus Xioami.
> 
> I doubt you will find a non-root method to switch to a UI more to your
> liking, and emulates MIUI 9, but I'm not Xioami experienced.  I've not
> bothered investigating how to root my Samsung phone to change Android
> versions.  However, you can get alternate app launchers, like Nova
> Launcher.  Not a recommendation (Nova might've died regarding updates)
> since I don't use any of them.  Lawnchair (open source) is another I've
> seen users recommend.  Octopi is another launcher choice.  Niagara is a
> minimalist launcher, and no ads.  Even Microsoft has a launcher for
> Android.  
> 
> Other users here may use still another alternate launcher they can
> recommend.  Which launcher you choose depends on what preference on
> Xioami that you want available on Samsung.  However, your issue,
> whatever it is, is with your wife's Samsung phone, and she may not want
> you putzing with it to adapt it to your preferences.  I believe you can
> switch between launchers, like use Lawnchair, and then disable it to let
> your wife use One UI.  Or, maybe just learn how to use One UI, and don't
> change anything on your wife's phone.

Firstly, I was confused by the devices that my daughter's suggested to
my wife and mis-remembered the model number.

She has a Samsung A55 5G. 
That doesn't change my opinion. Before the Xioami I also had a Samsung
and found it easy to manage. But this model drives me mad.
For example, she sometimes wants to make sure that an app has been
shutdown. On the Xiaomi. I can tap the bottom of the screen a couple
of times to display three buttons.
 
THe left-hand one will bring up a screen reduced size images of every
open app, two across.

Drag them off the screen and that's it. 
On the Samsung my wife swipes the app up and off but is it shut down?

Thanks for the detailed information.

Alan

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  Re: Samsung 13.0 VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2026-06-13 15:07 -0500
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