6 best features of Galaxy AI

Galaxy AI is definitely the biggest highlight of Samsung's S24 flagship smartphone series. But which features of Galaxy AI should you definitely try? And how do you use them effectively on your Samsung phone? Let's find out through the following article!

1. Live translation for phone calls

The best Galaxy AI feature on the Galaxy S24 is Live Translate, which allows real-time translation of two-way phone calls. The best part is that Live Translate works locally and doesn't require third-party apps or an active Internet connection. Although Google Translate also offers voice translation capabilities, it cannot transcribe and translate phone calls in real time.

Live Translate is useful if you frequently travel abroad or talk to people who don't understand your native language. This feature supports 13 languages ​​across 17 regions, including Chinese, French, German, Hindi, and Korean.

 Note: You must enable and configure Live Translate on your Galaxy S24 before you can use it.

2. Creative photo editing

A powerful Galaxy AI feature on the Galaxy S24 is creative photo editing. It's almost like the Pixel 8 Pro's Magic Editor but a lot more powerful. Besides removing or repositioning subjects, Galaxy AI can even expand the photo by creating new sections.

Note: All photos edited with Galaxy AI have a watermark in the lower left corner to let others know it was AI intervention. However, you can remove this watermark using the built-in object removal tool in Samsung's photo editor.

3. Instant slow motion for videos

One of the flagship Galaxy AI features on the Galaxy S24 is the Instant Slow-Mo feature. Usually, you need to record videos in slow motion to enjoy slow play. But the Galaxy S24 can turn regular videos into slow motion videos using Generative AI.

This feature is also simple to use. Open a video in Samsung's Gallery app and then press and hold on the video. Using Galaxy AI, your Galaxy S24 will generate the necessary frames for slow motion video playback.

A closer look can see some skipped pixels and frames, but the overall effect works quite well. You can edit videos using Samsung's Gallery app to permanently slow playback.

4. Circle to search with Google

With Circle to Search, Galaxy S24 makes it easy to Google anything on the screen. With a simple gesture, you can start an AI-powered Google search and search for a topic or item on your phone screen.

Circle to Search is not a feature exclusive to Samsung as the company worked with Google to create this feature. It's also available on the Google Pixel 8 series, and the feature could expand to other Android phones by the end of 2024, Android Police reports.

Using Circle to Search on the Galaxy S24 is easy. Press and hold the Home button or gesture navigation bar to activate search mode. Then tap the topic, draw a circle, or drag a line to search on Google.

5. Support voice recording

The Galaxy S24's Voice Recorder app uses AI to convert audio to text and summarize it. This is a useful feature if you frequently use your phone to record long lectures or meetings.

6. Chat Assist to improve conversations

Chat Assist on Galaxy S24 combines 3 AI-powered features into one. It can help rewrite your messages in a different tone, translate them into another language, and check for spelling and grammar errors. Chat Assist can help improve your chats, especially when writing in a non-native language. This feature is available in 13 languages.

Note: Chat Assist only works with Samsung Keyboard. You cannot use this feature with Gboard, SwiftKey, or other third-party Android keyboard apps on the Galaxy S24.

In addition to the top features listed here, the Galaxy S24, S24+, and S24 Ultra also have a number of other Galaxy AI features, including Note Assist, which can automatically format and summarize your notes. in Samsung Notes. Samsung's in-browser summary is another handy feature that can use AI to summarize the websites you visit.

Over time, hopefully Samsung will add more features to its Galaxy AI suite, making it more powerful and useful in everyday use. And let's not forget that Samsung has confirmed its plans (via Engadget) to include some Galaxy AI features in its 2023 flagship smartphones, like the S23 series, Z Fold 5 and Z Flip 5 .

Kareem Winters

Update 18 February 2024