Samsung has upgraded its Photo Assist feature in One UI 8.5, making photo editing smarter and more flexible on Galaxy devices. Users can now seamlessly erase, move, resize, and creatively style elements within images using enhanced AI tools that intelligently fill in the background for a natural look. These changes aim to simplify photo tweaks without needing separate apps or complex software.
Accessible directly through the Gallery app, Photo Assist’s new AI removal tool now offers four main functions: AI Eraser, Move, Style, and Create. AI Eraser lets you remove unwanted people or objects, while Move lets you reposition items within the frame. Style and Create provide creative options for customizing images in new ways. Samsung also added an edit history feature, allowing users to undo or restore previous edits, which is a helpful addition that rivals some desktop photo editing software.
Importantly, Samsung offers an option to process AI-powered edits entirely on device, increasing privacy by keeping image data local. This is consistent with broader industry trends where companies balance AI processing power with user data protection by limiting cloud dependencies.
Photo Assist’s transformation in One UI 8.5 reflects Samsung’s push to integrate powerful AI photo editing technologies directly into its software ecosystem, competing with innovations seen in apps like Adobe Photoshop Express or Google Photos. It also complements hardware advances on flagship devices like the Galaxy S25 Ultra, which benefits from these software enhancements.
The full range of Photo Assist’s capabilities, including AI Eraser, Move, Style, Create, and the new edit history, demonstrated in detail by SamMobile TV’s video breakdown, underscores Samsung’s focus on intuitive, feature-rich mobile photography tools for both casual and experienced users. As phone cameras evolve, features like these will likely become standard, redefining how we edit photos on the go.