Samsung One UI 8 adds two Chinese-style watermarks with Vivid color

Samsung is preparing to introduce a new, more artistic watermark system and a tied color-tuning option in the next major update to its Android skin. The forthcoming One UI 8 will add two Chinese-style watermark designs that place a white frame around the photo and display technical camera data—shutter speed, ISO, aperture—along with the device model and date. In a departure from Samsung’s current watermark, which simply notes the device name and timestamp, the new style is paired with a “Vivid” color mode that boosts brightness and saturation. The changes are expected to debut with flagship devices in the Galaxy S25 series and the Galaxy Z Fold 7, with rollout anticipated in the new update cycle, possibly as part of One UI 8 and potentially expanding with One UI 8.5 in the following year.

The watermark designs come in two variants, designed for portrait and landscape images, and are described as more polished and image-centric than Samsung’s existing option. The white frame and embedded camera data create a more “Polaroid-like” presentation, a format already popular on rival Android phones. What sets Samsung’s approach apart is the claimed integration with a separate...