It was introduced in late 2016 on a beta build based on Android 7.0 “Nougat” for the Galaxy S7, succeeding TouchWiz.

[5] 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.

[5] A user can download extra panels for ease of use, such as an RSS reader, Twitter trends, and news from CNN.

The Grace UX features a cleaner, flatter look to iconography and extensive use of white space.

In addition, for most countries, all the languages that were absent from previous versions (Android Marshmallow or earlier) are available in this release.

[8] Later on, additional functionality was added to turn on the always-on display feature either in a scheduled manner, or keep it always on.

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

[9] It also gives access to Google Drive and OneDrive cloud storage solutions and ability to connect to FTP servers.

When tapped, it can mute notifications, turn off the capacitive keys, minimize the game, screenshot, and record gameplay.

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.