Samsung is making a move and bringing One UI to its range of home appliances, aligning the home user experience with what we already know from its mobile phones and televisions. The idea is to offer a more coherent environment, easier to understand and with the same design rules, without strange dependencies between screens.
The company is backing up this move with a long-term commitment: Wi-Fi-enabled appliances launched from 2024 onward will receive software updates for up to seven years . The initial rollout begins in September, with improvements in usability, security, and smart features coming to 2024 models.
What changes with One UI in home appliances
With the One UI extension, home appliances adopt design and navigation elements familiar to anyone who uses a Galaxy device or a Samsung TV. Buttons, menus, and hierarchies behave very similarly, making it easy to navigate the interface without a learning curve.
Home apps and services are also integrated across the board: Bixby, Gallery or Samsung TV Plus jump from the TV to the refrigerator or the washing machine with a screen, and share usage logic in different formats.
Connectivity revolves around SmartThings, which unites the home ecosystem with direct access to Family Care, Pet Care, and Home Care . The goal is for everything to work seamlessly in a single environment, regardless of the screen.
Deployment schedule and supported models
The support plan includes up to seven years of updates from the start of each product project, beginning with Wi-Fi-enabled models launched in 2024 , which will receive One UI and related improvements starting in September. Availability may vary by region and hardware capabilities.
Samsung points out that, in specific cases, technical limitations (such as chip memory or performance) could restrict certain updates. Even so, the goal is to extend the device's lifespan, strengthen security, and keep features up-to-date for as long as possible.
The graphical and navigation experience aligns with the revamped One UI design that debuted in 2025 home appliances, and will also be coming to 2024 generation refrigerators, washing machines, cookers and EHS solutions with region-specific adjustments.
Among the features in development is Now Brief , planned for home appliances starting in 2026, with availability subject to country, language, model, and network connection. A Samsung account login is required to personalize the information.
Enhanced security: Knox Matrix and Trust Chain
The home's security layer relies on Knox Matrix , the solution that creates a chain of trust between devices so they can monitor each other within the home. This protection, based on a private blockchain , extends to refrigerators, washing machines, dryers, air conditioners, EHS equipment, and built-in Wi-Fi induction cooktops from the 2024 model year.
Appliances with screens, such as refrigerators with Family Hub or 9-inch displays and Bespoke AI washing machines with 7-inch panels, gain extra protection: encrypted credential synchronization and passkey compatibility , plus the Knox Security panel to monitor the security status of connected devices in real time.
The company states that Knox Matrix is ​​not available in China , and that some features may vary depending on the model. However, the ambition is clear: a more resilient home, where every device helps protect the others.
This enhanced security comes with clearer controls and helpful alerts, so that the user understands what is happening and can act without complications when something requires attention.
Smart features and services: Bixby, AI Vision Inside, and more
Refrigerators with Family Hub and models with 9-inch screens receive a significant upgrade to AI Vision Inside : they now identify more fresh foods and recognize common packaging . As of April 2025, the system distinguishes 37 types of fresh food; door or freezer items are not detected, and if something is not recognized, it can be marked as unknown.
The feature allows the user to save up to 50 packaged products with custom names, relying on deep learning models that are updated periodically to improve accuracy.
Bixby evolves with Voice ID , capable of identifying who is speaking to offer responses and access tailored to each family member. On devices with a screen, the assistant can also be activated with two taps on the panel for faster interaction in shared spaces.
In terms of languages, Bixby recognizes specific accents and dialects in English (India, United Kingdom and United States), French (France), German (Germany), Italian (Italy), Korean (South Korea), Mandarin Chinese (China), Portuguese (Brazil) and Spanish (Spain and Latin America).
The entertainment offering is also expanding: Samsung TV Plus in refrigerators is available in Australia, Brazil, Canada, India, Korea, Mexico, and the United States, and the company is continuing its expansion into more markets. Meanwhile, washing machines with 7-inch screens now support eight local Indian languages ​​(Tamil, Bengali, Gujarati, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, and Telugu).
All of this is coordinated through SmartThings , which centralizes communication between devices and simplifies household tasks with helpful routines and notifications. The goal is a more cohesive home, where kitchen or laundry screens respond like a mobile phone.
Samsung's move aims to provide users with visual and functional consistency across the entire ecosystem, while extending the product lifecycle with enhanced security and improvements that don't require purchasing a new device.
With the arrival of One UI to the home appliance catalog, Samsung's connected home gains a common language and a support plan that focuses on the essentials: making things easier, keeping devices protected, and ensuring that key functions stay up-to-date over time.