TouchWiz

TouchWiz is a user interface that was developed by Samsung Electronics with partners for on-site smartphones. It is sometimes incorrectly referred to as the operating system. TouchWiz is used internally by Samsung for sophisticated feature phones and tablet computers and is not licensed to third-party manufacturers.

The latest version of TouchWiz UX Nature, has been published on the Galaxy S III. It has a more sophisticated user interface than the previous version, 3.0, on the Galaxy S. The new features include, for example S Voice, Samsung's own voice control and the panning and tilting, which use the accelerometer and the gyroscope in the device to detect motion.

In addition to Android smartphones and tablets TouchWiz also runs on the proprietary Samsung OS bada.

Versions

TouchWiz 3.0 Lite (compatible with Android 2.1 - Android 2.2 ) (2010 )

TouchWiz 3.0 Lite is the "simple" version of TouchWiz 3.0. The first device with TouchWiz 3.0 Lite is the Samsung Galaxy Proclaim.

TouchWiz 3.0 (compatible with Android 2.3 - Android 4.0 ) (2010 )

The original version of TouchWiz was introduced with the Samsung Galaxy S.

TouchWiz 4.0 (compatible with Android 2.3 - Android 4.0 ) (2011 )

In the second version of TouchWiz hardware acceleration has been improved. The Samsung Galaxy S II is the first device pre-loaded with TouchWiz 4.0. In addition, the version has the option of " motion", which inter alia allows zooming using two fingers on the display and the simultaneous tilting the device. This gesture works in the web browser and in the gallery of the device. " Panning " allows the user to press, hold and move while tilting the elements on the homescreen means. This gesture can also press to normal, hold and drag are used.

- Pre-installed apps (selected devices)

  • Diary
  • Samsung Apps
  • Voice Command
  • AllShare Play
  • Samsung Kies Air
  • Samsung Social Hub
  • Samsung Music Hub
  • Samsung Readers Hub
  • Samsung Game Hub

- Pre-installed apps (only on Samsung Galaxy Note devices)

  • S Note
  • Diary
  • Voice Command
  • AllShare Play
  • Samsung Kies Air
  • Samsung Social Hub
  • Samsung Music Hub
  • Samsung Readers Hub
  • Samsung Game Hub
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