by dbadmin | Sep 22, 2025 | Authority Insights, News, Samsung One UI, Weather Apps
Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung removed pollen tracking from its Weather app a little while ago, but it’s back in the leaked One UI 8.5 build we tested. This build shows tree, grass, and ragweed pollen levels on color-coded leaf icons, linking to...
by dbadmin | Sep 22, 2025 | Authority Insights, News, Samsung, Samsung One UI
TL;DR APK teardown shows Samsung is working on a new launcher shortcut for AI services. The shortcut would respond to questions with three-sentence answers. We’re expecting this feature to be released alongside One UI 8.5. Stable One UI 8 only started rolling out this...
by dbadmin | Sep 22, 2025 | Authority Insights, News, Samsung, Samsung One UI
Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung is testing a new setting in One UI 8.5 that allows temporarily disabling the Auto Blocker feature. Users can choose to allow Auto Blocker to automatically re-enable itself after 30 minutes of being turned off,...
by dbadmin | Sep 22, 2025 | Authority Insights, News, Samsung, Samsung One UI
Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Strings within the leaked One UI 8.5 build suggest that Samsung is working on NFC-based file sharing using Quick Share. This experimental feature will allow users to start file transfers by bringing their devices close...
by dbadmin | Sep 22, 2025 | News, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6, Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6, Samsung One UI
Credit: Alex Walker-Todd / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung has started rolling out the stable One UI 8 update to the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6. The software is now reaching non-beta users in South Korea, with a wider launch expected in the next few days. The...
by dbadmin | Sep 21, 2025 | Features, Google Pixel 10, Samsung Galaxy, Samsung One UI
I’ve used a lot of Nexus and Pixels in the past, but from 2019 until present, I’ve been a Samsung guy, owning the S10 Plus and every Ultra model from the S20 to the S24 series. A few months ago, I started thinking about switching to a Pixel for the first time since...
