by dbadmin | Sep 23, 2025 | News, Samsung, Samsung One UI
Credit: Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR More One UI 8.5 leaks have emerged, hinting at additional changes to system apps. Among the changes, we see a new floating bar for Quick Share and a slightly different calling interface. The leaks also include changes to...
by dbadmin | Sep 23, 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 23, 2025 | News, Samsung Galaxy, Samsung Galaxy S24, Samsung Galaxy S25, Samsung Galaxy S26, Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7, Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7, Samsung One UI
Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Android 16-based One UI 8 is just starting to roll out to Galaxy phones worldwide, and Samsung hasn’t officially announced anything about One UI 8.5 yet. However, we and a few other folks got our hands on a leaked firmware...
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,...
