Samsung recently announced plans to shelve the current version of its Tizen-powered smart interface and replace it with a version already familiar to many Samsung smartphone users: the One UI

Samsung noted that the change will extend to at least some of its consumer electronics products, not just its TV lineup The new interface is scheduled to be available on TVs around 2025, but the company did not give a definite release date, nor did it emphasize whether the change would extend to Samsung's 2024 TV lineup

According to FlatpanelsHD, the plan was announced at Samsung's annual developer conference SDC 2024, where the new interface took center stage

One UI is an Android-based user interface (UI) that was first implemented in Samsung's best phones and watches like the Samsung Galaxy S10 It is unclear whether Samsung intends to implement the Android OS in its smart TVs, but what is clear is that the company aims to unify the look and feel of the interface across its device ecosystem Basically, Samsung wants its smart TVs to look more like cell phones In addition, Samsung is “promising software upgrades for up to seven years” with One UI

Tizen has long been a popular open source interface, offering free content, app support, and additional features such as the popular Gaming Hub According to an internal blog post, Tizen is currently running on approximately 270 million smart TVs worldwide Samsung did not say anything about how the One UI move would affect these features However, it did mention the adoption of broader AI features

This includes the Samsung AI Cast feature, which will allow Samsung Galaxy smartphone users to generate AI photos and use them as screensavers on Samsung TVs

Samsung also explained its intention to extend Tizen's Daily Board feature, allowing developers to display widgets on Samsung Smart TVs when they detect someone walking in front of them

These and other great concepts will no doubt be Samsung's major push at the 2025 CES