Galaxy Watch 4 wrecked by One UI 8 update? Samsung just rolled out a fix for that

by dbadmin | Jan 29, 2026 | News, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy Watch 4, Samsung One UI

Credit: Jimmy Westenberg / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung has released a new update for the Galaxy Watch 4, fixing issues brought by the One UI 8 upgrade last month. Multiple users on Reddit have confirmed that issues with their Galaxy Watch 4 or Watch 4 Classic have...

One UI 8.5 will give Now Bar a function it should’ve had a while ago

by dbadmin | Jan 27, 2026 | News, Samsung, Samsung One UI

Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR The One UI 8.5 beta introduces a new capability to Now Bar on your Galaxy phone. Now Bar can now show missed call notifications. Now Bar, a widget that gives you quick access to live information and app controls on your...

I made Now Brief useful for a day, and it was more effort than it was worth

by dbadmin | Jan 23, 2026 | Features, Samsung, Samsung One UI

It’s been almost a year since the Galaxy S25 series launched, and one of the features Samsung made a big deal about at the time was Now Brief, which is supposed to provide an AI-powered snapshot of your day by pulling in data from your calendar, the weather, Samsung...

Samsung confirms Galaxy Watch bug is breaking Do Not Disturb, but here’s a fix

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...

Samsung just leaked the Galaxy S26 Ultra’s long-rumored Privacy Display feature

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,...

Samsung partners with Perplexity to make Bixby actually useful

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...