Your Samsung Refrigerators & Dish Washers to Receive One UI 8 + 7 Years of Software Updates
Samsung Electronics has taken a bold step forward in creating a truly unified smart home ecosystem by expanding its proprietary One UI platform beyond smartphones and TVs to include home appliances. Basicall all Smart Things devices with a user interface or screen launched in 2024 or later.
The electronics giant claims that common UI, Apps & Services, device connectivity will be provided to Home appliances through One UI platform. Smart appliances will receive 7 years of software updates, starting as soon as September 2025. Supported devices include Refrigerators with Family Hub/9″ screens, Bespoke AI washers with 7″ screens, various 2024-launched models.
This groundbreaking announcement, made on August 25, 2025, represents a significant shift in how consumers will interact with technology throughout their homes, promising seamless integration across all Samsung devices.
Expansion of One UI to Home Appliances
The expansion of One UI to home appliances marks Samsung’s commitment to delivering a cohesive user experience across its entire product portfolio. By implementing consistent design elements and functionality across mobile devices, televisions, and now smart appliances, Samsung is addressing one of the most significant pain points in modern smart homes: fragmented user interfaces that require users to learn different systems for each device.
“By bringing One UI to smart appliances, we are transforming the way people interact with technology in their homes,” explained Jeong Seung Moon, EVP and Head of the R&D Team of the Digital Appliances Business at Samsung Electronics. “This consistency ensures that the experience feels natural and familiar across all our devices.”
Comprehensive Integration Through Three Core Pillars
Samsung’s approach to unifying the smart home experience centers around three fundamental components that work together to create a seamless ecosystem:
Apps & Services Integration
The integration includes popular Samsung services such as Bixby voice assistant, Gallery, and Samsung TV Plus, which are now being made available across various screen types. This cross-platform availability enables users to access their preferred services regardless of whether they’re using their smartphone, television, or refrigerator display. The unified approach ensures that media consumption and device interaction feel natural and intuitive across all touchpoints.
Enhanced Device Connectivity
Samsung’s SmartThings platform serves as the backbone for device connectivity, integrating all home devices into a unified ecosystem. This integration provides easy access to specialized services including Family Care, Pet Care, and Home Care, transforming individual appliances into components of a comprehensive home management system. Users can monitor and control their entire smart home ecosystem from any connected Samsung device.
Common User Interface Elements
Perhaps most importantly, users will encounter familiar interface elements like Now Brief across all their Samsung devices. Now Brief delivers personalized and relevant information at a glance, offering family members curated content including daily weather updates, family schedules, tailored recipes, and home insights such as remaining time on the washing machine. This consistency reduces the learning curve and makes the smart home more accessible to all family members.
Seven Years of Software Support
One of the most impressive aspects of Samsung’s announcement is the commitment to providing software updates for Wi-Fi-enabled home appliances for up to seven years after launch. This unprecedented support timeline, beginning with models launched in 2024, addresses consumer concerns about device longevity and obsolescence that have plagued the smart home industry.
This extended support commitment serves multiple purposes: it ensures product longevity, enables enhanced functionality over time, and maintains robust security throughout the product lifecycle. For consumers, this means their investment in Samsung smart appliances will continue to deliver value and remain secure for years to come.
September 2025: The Update Rollout Begins
Starting in September 2025, eligible 2024 Samsung appliance models will receive comprehensive software updates that demonstrate the practical benefits of the One UI expansion. These updates encompass four key areas of improvement:
Revolutionary Security Enhancements
Samsung’s Knox Matrix security solution, based on private blockchain technology, will be extended to Wi-Fi-enabled refrigerators, washers, dryers, air conditioners, EHS systems, and slide-in induction ranges launched in 2024. The Trust Chain feature allows connected appliances to monitor each other’s security status, creating a network of mutual protection.
Screen-equipped models, including Family Hub refrigerators and Bespoke AI washers, will receive advanced protections such as encrypted Credential Sync and Passkey support. These devices will also feature the Knox Security dashboard that allows users to monitor the security status of all connected appliances in real-time.
Intelligent Feature Upgrades
Refrigerators with Family Hub and 9-inch screens will benefit from upgraded AI Vision Inside technology, now capable of recognizing frequently used packaged foods in addition to an expanded database of fresh foods. The enhanced Bixby voice assistant will support Voice ID functionality, enabling personalized experiences on shared devices by recognizing individual user voices. Users can activate Bixby more intuitively by simply double-tapping on the screen.
Expanded Service Availability
Samsung TV Plus service, already available on Family Hub refrigerators, will expand to additional markets including Canada, Brazil, and India. Additionally, washing machines with 7-inch screens will support eight additional Indian local languages, including Bengali, Punjabi, and Gujarati, demonstrating Samsung’s commitment to global accessibility.
Refined User Interface Design
The refreshed One UI design, initially introduced on 2025 appliances, will be brought to 2024 models including refrigerators, washers, ranges, and EHS products. This update offers more intuitive navigation and region-specific settings, ensuring that the user experience is both globally consistent and locally relevant.
Details of Samsung devices receiving One UI
| Platform | One UI expanded to home appliances (previously smartphones and TVs) |
| Software Support Duration | 7 years of software updates for smart appliances |
| Update Start Date | September 2025 for 2024-launched models |
| Eligible Models | Wi-Fi-enabled Samsung home appliances launched in 2024 and later |
| Unified Features | Apps & Services (Bixby, Gallery, Samsung TV Plus), Device Connectivity (SmartThings), Common UI (Now Brief) |
| Security Enhancement | Knox Matrix extended to Wi-Fi enabled refrigerators, washers, dryers, air conditioners, EHS and slide-in induction ranges |
| AI Vision Inside | Upgraded to recognize frequently used packaged foods (up to 50 items) in addition to 37 fresh food items |
| Voice Assistant | Bixby with Voice ID for personalized experiences and double-tap screen activation |
| Samsung TV Plus Expansion | Extended to Canada, Brazil, and India (in addition to original countries) |
| Language Support | 8 additional Indian local languages for 7″ screen washing machines |
| Now Brief Availability | Coming to home appliances from 2026 |
| Supported Appliances | Refrigerators with Family Hub/9″ screens, Bespoke AI washers with 7″ screens, various 2024 models |
| Key Executive Quote | Jeong Seung Moon, EVP and Head of R&D Team, Digital Appliances Business |
- Software updates are provided for up to 7 years from each appliance project’s initial launch, regardless of the local launch date.
- Software updates are provided to appliances excluding cases where hardware limitations, such as memory or chip performance, may restrict the updates.
- Bixby is Samsung’s brand of Internet of Things (IoT) voice assistant. Its service availability may vary depending on the country, language and dialect.
- To utilize Family Care, Pet Care and Home Care, appliance must support Wi-Fi and connect to SmartThings to activate service. The availability of each care service may vary by country.
- Now Brief will be available on home appliances from 2026. Now Brief feature requires a Samsung Account login. Service availability may vary by country, language, device model or apps. Some features may require a network connection.
- Knox Matrix is applied to all global regions uniformly, with the exception of China.
- May vary by model
- Product availability varies by country.
- As of April 2025, AI Vision Inside can recognize 37 food items like fresh fruits and veggies. If the food is not recognizable, it may be listed as an unknown item. AI Vision Inside cannot identify or list any food items in the fridge door bins or freezer. It recognizes food items based on deep learning models, which may be updated periodically to improve accuracy. AI Vision Inside also recognizes packaged food items that have been saved by the user, and up to 50 items can be saved with designated names. Packaged items are limited to those that keep a certain packaged form.
- Bixby is Samsung’s brand of Internet of Things (IoT) voice assistant. Bixby service availability may vary depending on the country. Bixby only recognizes certain accents and dialects of English (India), English (UK), English (US), French (France), German (Germany), Italian (Italy), Korean (South Korea), Mandarin Chinese (China), Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish (Spain) and Spanish (Latin America).
- Samsung TV Plus on refrigerators is supported in Australia, Brazil, Canada, India, Korea, Mexico and the United States.
- The supported Indian languages are Tamil, Bengali, Gujarati, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi and Telugu.
