One UI 7 will let users share photos from Galaxy phones to Galaxy Books in a snap

Andrew Romero | Dec 26 2024 - 8:57 am PT

One of the main draws to Samsung’s ecosystem is how well devices work together. While it isn’t exactly seamless yet, some features allow users to take advantage of the bridge in similar operating systems. One upcoming feature in One UI 7 will seemingly allow users to paste recent photos straight from Galaxy phones to Galaxy Books in certain apps.

There are a few ways that currently allow Galaxy Books and Galaxy phones to work together, like using Sasmung Find to locate lost items between the two devices. Samsung likes to boast that Galaxy Book PCs can utilize Quick Share to share files and Link to Windows to tie in notifications, but those are really just general Windows 11 features. In One UI 7, though, Galaxy Books may get a further edge.

Samsung is likely to release a feature called “camera continuity” that will allow users to simply paste recently taken photos from their phone into the Samsung Notes or Samsung Internet (via Android Authority). The integration will give users the ability to scan documents or other important data and directly send it to one of Samsung’s PCs, saving the time it takes to send something with Quick Share. This includes handwritten notes, as well.

The new feature will reside within the “continue on other devices” page in One UI 7’s settings. There, camera continuity with be bundled with the feature’s other perks, like copying text and sharing Wi-Fi networks between the two. One UI 6 housed a similar page, though it never extended this far with its feature offering.

This feature is not yet live, and there is no guarantee it will work as expected, given the tool does not, for the time being, appear on Galaxy Book devices — only Galaxy S series phones running the One UI 7 beta.