Samsung has released a huge software upgrade for its smartphones and tablets with Android 13 and One UI 5.0. Many innovations and improvements were introduced there. However, Samsung removed one feature and redesigned it to give you more freedom.

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Samsung removes feature in Android 13

If your Samsung smartphone or tablet has already received the update to Android 13 with One UI 5.0, you may have noticed that Samsung has Removed “Focus Mode”. Has. This should actually ensure that you concentrate on your work or learning and are not distracted by apps and other content on the smartphone. This function is no longer available with the update to Android 13 (source: SamMobile).

Instead, you don’t get a predefined mode from Samsung on your cell phones and tablets with Android 13 and One UI 5.0, but the option of one to create your own mode with routines. You lose a mode, but you can now determine much more individually what you want to protect yourself from and what your cell phone can do in the switched-on mode – and what not. In the end, Samsung has significantly upgraded a basic function, even if you no longer have a predefined mode.

This can be seen again and again with the software from Samsung. First one introduced a new idea and over time new possibilities arise. That’s exactly what we saw with virtual memory. First, a flat rate of 4 GB was ripped off. Later you could choose from 2, 4, 6 and 8 GB. Only with Android 13 and One UI 5.0 can you switch off the virtual memory completely and get memory space back.

What else changes with Android 13:

Android 13: Samsung delivers update

Samsung is currently in the process of distributing the update to Android 13 and One UI 5.0 for many smartphones and tablets. All relevant devices should be supplied by the end of the year. This beats Samsung’s own schedule by two months.