by dbadmin | Jan 22, 2026 | News, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy Watch, Samsung One UI
Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Do Not Disturb is currently broken on Galaxy Watches after the One UI 8 update, with the setting turning itself off when enabled from the watch’s quick panel. Samsung has confirmed the bug, which affects multiple...
by dbadmin | Jan 21, 2026 | News, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy S26, Samsung One UI
TL;DR A screenshot from Samsung’s Good Lock team reveals a dedicated Quick Panel toggle for the Privacy Display feature in One UI 8.5. It’s expected to work with Samsung’s new M14 OLED panel and Flex Magic Pixel tech to physically narrow viewing angles. From an angle,...
by dbadmin | Jan 20, 2026 | Bixby, News, Samsung, Samsung One UI
TL;DR Samsung announced this morning that an updated Bixby assistant will be available in One UI 8.5. This refreshed Bixby will be able to control device settings via natural language and connect to Perplexity to pull info from the web. The initial announcement is no...
by dbadmin | Jan 19, 2026 | News, Samsung, Samsung One UI
Credit: Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR The changelog for Samsung’s upcoming One UI 8.5 beta has leaked. The update is expected to arrive sometime this week. The chief highlight of the update is the improved version of Bixby, which we suspect is the...
by dbadmin | Jan 19, 2026 | Good Lock, News, Samsung, Samsung One UI
TL;DR Home Up finally works again on One UI 8.5 beta, and its latest update brings deeper home screen controls and less cramped folder layouts. Foldable users get meaningful tweaks, like control over how many favorite apps appear on the cover screen. However, turning...
by dbadmin | Jan 17, 2026 | Features, Samsung, Samsung One UI
One UI changed the game when it was released toward the end of 2018. Gone was the sluggish, bloated Android skin that Samsung users were used to up to that point. Aside from performance, One UI focused on one-handed use when it was released, which is how it earned its...
