Samsung’s latest One UI Tizen update is broadening Art Mode beyond The Frame, giving more TV owners a new way to keep a screen visually active even when they are not watching anything. The feature now reaches select Neo QLED and OLED models from 2023 and newer, turning compatible TVs into a more decorative display when idle.
The change matters because it shifts Art Mode from a closely tied The Frame feature into something available on a wider range of Samsung televisions. For households that want the TV to blend into the room instead of going blank, the update adds a more flexible way to treat the screen as part of the interior.
A key part of the experience is that users do not have to rely on a paid art subscription to make use of it. Samsung also allows personal photos from a phone gallery to be shown on the TV through SmartThings, which makes the setup feel more personal and less dependent on curated content.
Before sending images to the TV, a few conditions need to be in place. Both the TV and the SmartThings app must be updated, and the phone and TV have to be connected to the same Wi‑Fi network. If either device is out of sync or the network is not matched, the transfer may not work properly.
Samsung’s process is handled inside SmartThings rather than through the TV’s own remote controls. The flow begins in the Devices section, where the connected TV is selected, and the remote display is hidden to reveal the Art menu.
From there, the user can move into My Photos and add images directly from the phone’s Gallery. The basic steps are straightforward:
1. Open SmartThings on the phone.
2. Go to Devices and choose the connected TV.
3. Hide the remote display.
4. Select Art.
5. Open My Photos.
6. Tap the plus sign (+).
7. Pick a photo from the Gallery.
Once an image is selected, Samsung gives users several ways to fine-tune how it appears on the screen. The photo can be cropped, framed with a digital mat, and adjusted with different mat colors so the final look matches the room better.
After the layout feels right, the next step is to apply it to the TV. Once this is done, the television displays the image in Art Mode and effectively becomes a personal gallery, showing user-owned photos instead of only preset artwork.
For those who want more than one image to rotate on screen, the My Photos section also includes a Display All option. That setting lets multiple photos appear one after another automatically, which makes the TV feel more like a living photo wall.
The broader availability of Art Mode gives Samsung TVs another role beyond entertainment. It creates a practical way to display family photos, personal shots, or favorite visuals without buying extra art content, while also keeping the TV visually present in the room.
Some early issues were also noted after the update reached certain Neo QLED models from 2023. SamMobile reported a connection error labeled “013303” shortly after One UI Tizen arrived on those TVs, although the problem reportedly cleared on its own about 10 minutes later.
The same report also mentioned that loading at least one free image from the Art Store “Stream” category might help address the network issue, although that has not been officially confirmed. Even with that note, the main requirement remains the same: the TV, the app, and the Wi‑Fi connection all need to be stable before the Art Mode setup begins.
