Leaks suggest that Samsung’s One UI 9 will significantly upgrade the Now Brief feature with an expanded Weather view. Moving away from basic “at-the-moment” data, the new update reportedly includes a ...

A new One UI 9 leak reveals visual updates to the Now Bar, widgets, and Gallery. The Now Bar gets clearer text, new animations, and quick controls. Widgets may shift to sharper corners with ...

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The Galaxy S24 has suffered the same fate as every other generation-old device, while the Galaxy S25 has had access to Samsung’s Now Brief. Now Brief, the company’s dynamic AI-powered status ...

Chris Thomas was a reporter at Android Police from 2022 until 2025. When Samsung rolled out One UI 7 earlier this year, the Now Bar and its Live Notifications made their debut with a lot of promise, ...

Samsung’s first One UI 8 Watch beta update brings the Now Bar to Galaxy Watches. The Now Bar displays snippets of relevant info on your lock screen, such as the stopwatch, music info, and more.

The Now Bar in One UI 8 beta shows calls and Do Not Disturb status. This expansion of the Now Bar’s functionality was anticipated after a leak earlier this month. One UI 8 beta is rolling out now for ...

Happy Birthday, Java! Even as rivals Python and Rust claim the spotlight, proponents say the 30-year-old language will continue to forge ahead. Introduced by Sun Microsystems on May 23, 1995, Java is ...

I've been writing about Android since 2011, with a focus on device reviews, Samsung and Google Pixel hardware, and the latest happenings in the ecosystem. In my entire writing career, I've reviewed ...

Scott Sellers is the co-founder and CEO of Azul, with 30 years of experience as an entrepreneur and executive in the technology industry. Chances are every time you stream content, buy something ...

It looks like the Now Bar in Samsung's One UI 8 is getting some amazing updates. If you don't already know what Now Bar is, it is a dynamic lock screen widget first seen in One UI 7. It mimics Dynamic ...

One UI 7 introduced us to the Now Bar on Galaxy phones. The feature showed promise but seemingly fell short of providing an at-a-glance information and action panel for a majority of phone features.