Samsung introduced Live Notifications in the Now Bar with One UI 7, but they’re about to get better with One UI 8. These rival Apple’s Live Activities and offer ongoing activities more accessible via ...

My favorite thing about Samsung’s One UI is that it adds its own layer of personality and practicality on top of Android. You still get all the goodness of Google’s Android, but Samsung enhances it ...

A leaked video of Samsung’s upcoming One UI 8.5, expected to debut with the Galaxy S26 lineup, reveals a redesigned Settings menu, pill-shaped navigation bars, a new Software Update page, AI-powered ...

The Now Bar has been around since One UI 7, when it launched with the Galaxy S25 series. Without support for third-party apps, Samsung’s Now Bar has felt like an underbaked lock screen function.

Chris has reported for various tech and consumer goods outlets over the past decade, including Android Police and MakeUseOf since early 2022. Previously, he has contributed to outlets such as ...

It’s been a couple of days since Samsung launched its One UI 8.5 beta, and so far, it’s off to a solid start. My colleague Robert Triggs had almost nothing but good things to say in his One UI 8.5 ...

The stable One UI 8 rollout has just begun, but leaks have already started revealing important details about its next iteration, One UI 8.5. We already know that Samsung has been working on it for ...

Update: September 24, 2025 (12:09 AM ET): A new One UI 8.5 leak revealed another cool feature coming to Galaxy phones with One UI 8.5. We’ve added it to the list right at the end. Think freedom to ...

One UI 8, based on Android 16, is still under development, but Samsung may have already started working on its next iteration — One UI 8.5. Yes, you read that right. Samsung is skipping over versions ...

One UI 8 will improve Live Notifications in Now Bar by expanding support to third-party apps. The feature was originally introduced with One UI 7, but only a handful of Samsung native apps supported ...