Samsung Experience (stylized as SΛMSUNG Experience) was a software overlay for the Android "launcher" by Samsung for its Galaxy devices running Android 7.x “Nougat” and Android 8.x “Oreo”. It was introduced in late 2016 on a beta build based on Android 7.0 “Nougat” for the Galaxy S7, succeeding TouchWiz. It has been succeeded in 2018 by One UI based on Android 9 “Pie” and later versions.

History 

TouchWiz was the former name Samsung used for its UI and icons. It was originally released on May, 2008 for the SGH-F480 smartphone. Reviewers had criticized Samsung for including too many features and Software bloat, especially in the Galaxy S4, which included what many users called a Samsung "feature creep". In the following years, though, Samsung had incrementally removed the bloatware and extra features, until TouchWiz was no longer recognized as TouchWiz, leading them to rename it.

Features

Home screen 
Samsung Experience makes several changes to Android's default homescreen. The apps icon is on the bottom right of the screen instead of the bottom middle, the Google Now search bar is just below the middle of the screen instead of at the top, and there is a weather widget (provided by The Weather Channel or AccuWeather in select countries or devices) at the top right corner of the screen. In addition, a user can edit the apps grid layout.

Edge UX 
The "Edge" (curved glass at the edge of the screen) was originally introduced in the Samsung Galaxy Note Edge, and popularized with the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge.

Edges 
The tasks edge gives users a shortcut to commonly utilized tasks, such as making a phone call to a certain contact, setting a timer, and creating an event in S Planner. It is an assortment of icons (e.g. contact pictures [with phone, messaging, or mail icons], an app icon with a plus symbol on its bottom right corner, or a photo [from your library] masked in the shape of a circle [with the gallery icon on the bottom right corner]) on the right of the screen. The people edge allows the user to add 5 different contacts to display on the screen, for quick access to functions such as calling, texting, and emailing. It displays the contact's name and photo. The apps edge displays ten of a user's most frequently used apps, with five in two columns. A user can also add a complete folder to the screen.

Edge panels 
Yahoo! sports, finance, and news are panels that are included with the phone. A user can download extra panels for ease of use, such as an RSS reader, Twitter trends, and news from CNN.

Quick tools 
With quick tools, the Edge transforms into a ruler, compass, or flashlight.

Edge feeds 
When a user swipes the edge of the screen and the screen is off, the edge display turns on and displays missed calls, the current time, weather, and news.

Grace UX 
First released with the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 for Android Marshmallow, the Grace UX was named after the device's codename, and eventually made its way to older devices, including the Galaxy Note 5 through an update (Korea and eventually to other countries), and the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge through the official Android Nougat update. The Grace UX features a cleaner, flatter look to iconography and extensive use of white space. TouchWiz Grace UX devices also benefit from the Secure Folder functionality, which enables users to keep certain data, and even apps, behind a secure password.

In addition, for most countries, all the languages that were absent from previous versions (Android Marshmallow or earlier) will be available in this release, starting with the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3.

Always-on display 

Most of Samsung's mobile devices have AMOLED displays and the screen is left mostly black when the always-on display is active; only illuminated pixels require power since they are LEDs. The screen will display the current time, the calendar, or a selected image. There are different styles for each option (the clock has 7 styles, the calendar has 2 styles, and the image has 3 styles). Later on, additional functionality was added to turn on the always-on display feature either in a scheduled manner, or keep it always on. The always-on display also adjusts its brightness as per the ambient light brightness automatically.

The Always-on Display is available on Samsung Galaxy A series (2017 & 2018), Samsung Galaxy S7/S7 edge, Samsung Galaxy S8/S8+ and higher, Galaxy J7 (2017)/J7 Pro/J7+ (or C7 2017), Galaxy C5/C7/C9 Pro and Samsung Galaxy Note 7 and higher devices only.

File Manager 
Samsung includes a file manager with its Galaxy phones, unlike stock Android.

Game Launcher 
Any game that a user downloads is combined into a single folder. In that folder, one can optimize frame rate and resolution. It includes Game Tools, a button that appears when a user is playing a game. When tapped, it can mute notifications, turn off the capacitive keys, minimize the game, screenshot, and record gameplay.

Bixby 
Bixby is an assistant that launched with the Samsung Galaxy S8. It replaces S Voice on Samsung phones and has three parts, including Bixby Voice, Bixby Vision and Bixby Home. Bixby Voice can be triggered by saying "Hey Bixby" or pressing and holding the button located below the volume rocker, dubbed the Bixby Button. Bixby Vision is built into the camera app and can "see" what one can see as it is essentially an augmented reality camera that can identify objects in real time, search for them on various services, and offer the user to purchase them if available. Bixby is also able to translate text, read QR codes and recognize landmarks. Bixby Home can be found by swiping to the right on the home screen. It is a vertically scrolling list of information that Bixby can interact with, for example, weather, fitness activity, and buttons for controlling their smart home gadgets.

Keyword 

Bixby can do tasks related to a single keyword. For example, a simple "Good Night" can request the device to turn to silent mode and turn on the Night Mode display.

S Pen 
(exclusive to the Galaxy Note and Tab series)

 Air Command: A collection of shortcuts that appear when the S Pen is taken out.
 Smart Select: Create custom GIFs (also available on Galaxy S8/+ and S9/+ after 7.0 Nougat update)
 Samsung Notes: The user can take notes, draw, annotate, with a wide selection of brushes, pens, and colors (available as app on Galaxy Apps, except of S Pen writing, but still possible with finger or keyboard type)
 Live Message: The user can draw custom emojis, make animated GIFs, or write messages on photos (also available on Galaxy S8/S8+, S9/S9+ and Note FE after 7.0 Nougat update)
 Screen Off Memo: Capture notes when the screen is off.
 Glance: Have two apps open simultaneously and switch back and forth with ease.
 Magnify: Take a closer look whenever you need to.
 Translate: Translate words or sentences, and convert currencies and measurement units.
 Remote Control: Connected with Bluetooth, can trigger camera, navigate web browser, play/pause/fast forward in music apps. (exclusive to the Note 9)

Version history

Devices running Samsung Experience 
Note that this list is not exhaustive.

Smartphones

Tablets

References 

Android (operating system) software
Custom Android firmware
Mobile operating systems
Samsung software
Samsung Experience(삼성 익스피리언스)는 삼성전자가 자사의 안드로이드 기반 갤럭시 브랜드 전화에 사용하는 사용자 인터페이스이다. 원래 이름은 터치위즈였으며, 2016년 말 삼성 갤럭시 S7의 안드로이드 누가의 베타 빌드에서 현재의 명칭으로 변경되었다. Samsung Experience의 후속은 One UI이다.

역사

터치위즈 

터치위즈는 삼성이 자사의 UI와 아이콘에 사용했던 이전 명칭이었다. 2010년 6월 4일 갤럭시 S 스마트폰용으로 처음 출시되었다.터치위즈가 가장 먼저 탑재된 피쳐폰은 햅틱이다. 평론가들은 특히 갤럭시 S4에 수많은 기능과 블롯을 포함한 것에 대해 비평하였다. 그러나 그 이후 여러 해 동안 삼성은 터치위즈가 더 이상 터치위즈로 인식되지 않을 때까지 점진적으로 블롯웨어와 부가 기능들을 제거하다가 이름이 변경되기에 이르렀다.

상표 
2016년 12월 15일, 삼성은 "Samsung Experience"라는 이름의 상표를 로고와 함께 등록하였다.

기능 
 홈 스크린
 엣지 UX
 태스크 엣지
 피플 엣지
 앱스 엣지
 엣지 패널
 퀵 툴
 엣지 피드
 그레이스 UX
 Always-On Display
 파일 관리자
 게임 런처
 게임 툴즈
 빅스비
 빅스비 보이스
 빅스비 비전
 빅스비 홈
 리마인더
 S 펜 (갤럭시 노트 시리즈 한정)
 에어 커맨드
 스마트 셀렉트
 삼성 노트
 라이브 메시지
 스크린 오프 메모
 글랜스
 확대
 번역

버전 역사

지원 기기 
 Samsung Experience 9
 Samsung Experience 9.0 기반
 삼성 갤럭시 S9 계열 단말기
 삼성 갤럭시 S8 계열 단말기 오레오 업데이트로 적용
 삼성 갤럭시 노트 8 오래오 업데이트로 적용
 삼성 갤럭시 노트 FE 오레오 업데이트로 적용
 삼성 갤럭시 S7 계열 단말기 오레오 업데이트로 적용
 삼성 갤럭시 A5 2017 5월 8일 업데이트
 삼성 갤럭시 A7 2017  5월 28일 업데이트
 삼성 갤럭시 A8 2018 7월 18일 업데이트
 삼성 갤럭시 A8 (2016) 오레오 업데이트로 적용
 삼성 갤럭시 A7 (2018) 오레오 기본 탑재
 삼성 갤럭시 A6 (2018) 오레오 기본 탑재
 삼성 갤럭시 진(A6+) (2018)  오레오 기본 탑재
 삼성 갤럭시 J6 (2018) 오레오 기본 탑재
 삼성 갤럭시 A9 (2018) 오레오 기본탑재

 Samsung Experience 9.5 기반
 삼성 갤럭시 노트 9
 삼성 갤럭시 탭 S4
 삼성 갤럭시 탭 S 10.5
 삼성 갤럭시 J5 (2017) 오레오 업데이트로 적용
 삼성 갤럭시 와이드2 2018 11월 29일 업데이트
 삼성 갤럭시 J7 (2017) 오레오 업데이트로 적용
 삼성 갤럭시 A9 Pro (2019) 오레오 기본 탑재

 Samsung Experience 8
 Samsung Experience 8.0 기반
 삼성 갤럭시 S6 누가 업데이트로 적용
 삼성 갤럭시 S6 엣지 누가 업데이트로 적용
 삼성 갤럭시 S6 엣지 플러스 누가 업데이트로 적용
 삼성 갤럭시 S7
 삼성 갤럭시 S7 엣지
 삼성 갤럭시 노트 5 누가 업데이트로 적용
 삼성 갤럭시 A3 (2016)
 삼성 갤럭시 A5 (2016)
 삼성 갤럭시 A7 (2016)
 삼성 갤럭시 탭 S2
 삼성 갤럭시 탭 S3
 삼성 갤럭시 탭 A 10.1 2016
 삼성 갤럭시 탭 A 10.1 2016 with S Pen

 Samsung Experience 8.1 기반
 삼성 갤럭시 S8
 삼성 갤럭시 S8 플러스
 삼성 갤럭시 노트 FE
 삼성 갤럭시 A7 (2017) (한국 모델)
 삼성 갤럭시 J5 (2017)
 삼성 갤럭시 J7 (2017)
 삼성 갤럭시 A8 (2016)
 삼성 갤럭시 A3 (2017)
 삼성 갤럭시 A5 (2017) (누가업데이트후 2017.8.21)
 삼성 갤럭시 A7 (2017) (글로벌 모델)
 삼성 갤럭시 On7(2016)(누가 업데이트 후)
 삼성 갤럭시 J7 (2016) (누가 업데이트 후)
 삼성 갤럭시 A8 (2015) (누가 업데이트 후)
 Samsung Experience 8.5 기반
 삼성 갤럭시 노트 8
 삼성 갤럭시 A8 (2018)
 삼성 갤럭시 J5 (2016) 누가 업데이트로 적용
 삼성 갤럭시 와이드 누가 업데이트로 적용
 삼성 갤럭시 J2 Pro (2018, 공신폰) 누가 기본탑재

같이 보기 
 터치위즈
 삼성 갤럭시

각주 

모바일 운영체제
삼성전자
커스텀 안드로이드 펌웨어
안드로이드 소프트웨어