5 reasons why Google’s Pixel software is better than Samsung’s One UI

by dbadmin | Jul 3, 2025 | Features, Google, Google Pixel, Samsung, Samsung One UI

Sorry, Samsung, but I’ve always been a Pixel fan. Although I’ve appreciated a Galaxy device here and there and had a soft spot for Samsung’s hardware ever since I brought home the Galaxy S10 at the end of college, I’ve always been happiest with a Google device in my...

One UI 8 will let you add a Dynamic Effect to photos, but what’s the point?

by dbadmin | Jul 3, 2025 | News, Samsung, Samsung One UI

Credit: Joe Maring / Android Authority One UI 8 will seemingly bring a new “Dynamic Effect” feature in the Samsung Gallery app. Similar to Live Effect, the feature transforms a still image into a short animated clip. However, you can also manually control the animated...

One UI’s Now Bar now plays nicer with Samsung Wallet for real-time journey alerts

by dbadmin | Jul 1, 2025 | News, Samsung, Samsung One UI, Samsung Wallet

Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority The latest Samsung Wallet update brings real-time alerts for journeys using stored travel tickets. These updates show in One UI’s Now Bar, live notification, and Now Brief. Along with new functionality, Samsung Wallet gets a...

One UI 8 preps all-new ‘Alert Center’ for smarter privacy and security alerts (APK teardown)

by dbadmin | Jul 1, 2025 | Authority Insights, News, Samsung, Samsung One UI

Credit: Joe Maring / Android Authority Samsung seems to be developing a new “Alert Center” in One UI 8 to notify users about sneaky apps, security risks, and aging account settings. Code strings describing “Alert Center” and its features were discovered in an internal...

One UI 8’s Now Brief will make sure you don’t miss a birthday again

by dbadmin | Jul 1, 2025 | News, Samsung, Samsung One UI

Credit: Joe Maring / Android Authority Now Brief in the latest One UI 8 beta displays birthday reminders and also lets you create an AI-generated birthday card. The birthday card is generated with a prompt and can be created in one of six art styles. This is the...

Samsung One UI 8 beta brings Now Bar to Galaxy Watches

by dbadmin | Jun 30, 2025 | News, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy Watch, Samsung One UI, smartwatches

Credit: AssembleDebug / Android Authority 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. Samsung has just released the...