Perhaps bowing to immense pressure and boatloads of frustrated user reviews, Samsung appears to be stripping down its TouchWiz overlay of Android for the upcoming Galaxy S6, bringing it closer in line with stock Android. As one industry source stated, “We are aiming to get rid of unnecessary functions and simplify our UI at the level of Google's Nexus 6.”
TouchWiz has its adherents, and few can argue that Samsung doesn't load their phones with features unseen in competitors' devices. Indeed, Samsung phones are among the most robust, feature-rich devices on the market. But TouchWiz is also big and sucks up system resources, resulting in some of that now-trademark Samsung sluggishness. Slow UIs have no place on phones in 2015.
Bringing TouchWiz in line with the Nexus 6 hints at a greatly stripped-down user experience, and we can safely assume that in the S6's case, this means ditching superfluous features and focusing on the core ones that Samsung's market research has identified as vital to the user experience. Coupled with improved memory optimization and smaller software files, hopefully the S6 stays nimble and functional well into the end of its life cycle.
The Galaxy S6 is rumored to be unveiled at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in March. MWC is held every year in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Visca Catalunya.
Source: Business Korea
I guess it’s time to look to alternatives for my next purchase. One of the reasons why I’ve been buying Samsung devices was the features. Simple yet useful features such as automatically dialling a contact by simply raising the phone to your ear while reading a text, etc. The lack of features is why I haven’t bought a Nexus in years. Too basic for me.
These feature might still be there – Moto added their own gestures while keeping the UX clean and pure. It’s more about augmenting the UX instead of totally altering it.
EDIT: at least that’s what I hope for.
Me too. I really hope we can still add all the crazy features. I am one of those who love using many features.
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