Just updated to OneUI 8 on my S24 Ultra and I immediately noticed that many of the native widgets (such as Weather, Dual Time, Reminder, and Calendar etc.) started to display more text information, and the text sizes vary between them too much, inside the widget and between the widgets.
For me who uses 2-3 widget per page, this creates a cluttered look and reduces visual consistency.
I thought that the design system in OneUI 8 would have a more consistent approach to text sizing across widgets, and reduced (or at least the same) the amount of displayed text. A cleaner, more uniform style would make the widgets look more polished and easier to read at a glance.
We regret to hear that you are not satisfied with the changes introduced in the recent update. Please be informed that some features have been modified as part of this update. Since you have already proceeded with the update, reverting to the previous version is unfortunately not an option.
To help you with this, here are a few alternative steps you can try:
Check Display Settings : Go to Settings > Display and verify the Scale and Layout options. Ensure the Text size and Display resolution are set to your preferred values.
Reset Accessibility Settings : Navigate to Settings > Accessibility. Review Text size, Magnifier, or Display zoom options and reset them if needed.
Certainly, we will address the issue and implement the necessary corrections in the future updates.
I appreciate you listing some alternative steps. My Scale option is already set to the minimum, and the text size has remained the same. I don't really want to change those, as it would result in a completely different look across the whole system.
Overall, I like One UI 8, especially the new animations in the weather app—those look gorgeous 😍
However, in One UI 8, native widgets look very inconsistent and not as part of one system. It's as if those changes were made independently to each widget, without following a single design system.
I would really appreciate Samsung paying more attention to widgets in future updates, as they are super useful, just not as pretty as they used to be before 🙂
