One of the most notable changes in Android 11 has been the addition of smart home device controls to the power menu, but Google hasn’t required all phones with Android 11 to display the new controls. . Samsung kept the old power menu design with its version of Android 11, known as One UI 3.0, but smart home controls have now appeared on the Galaxy S21 and Galaxy Tab S7. / S7 +.

Samsung shipped the Galaxy S21 series with One UI 3.1, a slightly different version of the software currently found on all of the company’s other Android 11 devices. The Tab S7 series received the same version a few days ago. You can already tap the “ Devices ” button in the quick settings page to quickly access connected devices (Bluetooth accessories, SmartThings, etc.), but with One UI 3.1, Samsung has added a drop-down menu for you to select other device commands.

Device controls on Galaxy S21

Device controls on Galaxy Tab S7

If the Google Home app is installed, you can select it as an option and control devices signed in to your Google Account. It’s not as simple as the power button menu in standard Android 11, as there are a few extra steps to access the control panel, but it uses the same APIs as the original power menu. This means that if you have other apps that add their own smart home controls, like Tasker, they might appear on the menu as well.

It is not clear at this time whether Samsung will update One UI 3.0 devices with updated commands, either with an OS upgrade, or a services update through Galaxy Apps or the Play store.

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