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In the meantime, Samsung Free remains the only native home screen news feed integration offered by One UI 3.1 outside of the company's latest Android flagships.
Google Discover will also be available on all future Samsung smartphones that launch running One UI 3.1 or newer. But there are no guarantees that any older devices will soon match the Galaxy S21 range in this regard, though things could change in a few months or with the Android 12 update. As for right now, more smartphones with One UI 3.1 pre-installed will be hitting the market soon, including the Galaxy A52, Galaxy A72, and the Galaxy F62.
Google Messages is also not included in the One UI 3.1 update for older Galaxy devices, but it's not like any Samsung customer has been asking for Google's messaging experience, anyway. As for anyone who recently upgraded to a Galaxy device running version 3.1 of Samsung's custom skin out of the box, here's how to enable Google Discover on the home screen.
Google Discover has a future in Samsung's wider mobile ecosystem as a result of the company's strengthening relationship with Alphabet's subsidiary. The direction in which the SmartThings platform has been expanding is another thing testifying to that increasingly collaborative partnership.
Of course, Samsung and Google are still rivals in many respects, so it remains to be seen how far this cooperation can actually go. Especially given Samsung's eagerness to maintain a tight level of control over its in-house, Android-based OS.
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