One UI 7 has a scheduling superpower that Google badly needs to copy

by dbadmin | May 15, 2025 | Google Calendar, Google Gemini, News, Samsung, Samsung One UI

Samsung Calendar gains natural language processing in One UI 7, improving how users create events. You can type dates and times directly into an event title, which the app recognizes and applies automatically.  While cleaner formatting could be improved, the feature...

Got a Samsung phone? Get these 5 Samsung apps because they’re not installed by default

by dbadmin | May 15, 2025 | Android apps, Features, Good Lock, Samsung, Samsung One UI

Usually, when we talk about Samsung’s first-party apps, it’s in a negative light, whether it’s the conversation around bloatware or useless apps like Samsung’s keyboard. Don’t let those apps sour you from trying some of Samsung’s other apps, though. Ironically, the...

This is the biggest thing Samsung got wrong with its One UI 7 update

by dbadmin | May 15, 2025 | Features, Samsung, Samsung One UI, Software Update

There’s been a lot of talk around Samsung’s One UI 7 update over the last week — and for good reason! As One UI 7 rolls out widely to more handsets, more people than ever are getting their hands on Samsung’s newest software. And as you might have seen by now, or...

I tried Samsung’s DIY Home feature in One UI 7, and I wish I hadn’t

by dbadmin | May 14, 2025 | Android, Features, Samsung, Samsung One UI

Customization has always been Samsung’s bread and butter. Above all else, it’s the reason I steer people towards Galaxy devices — yes, even more than flexible cameras, excellent build quality, and reliable software updates. There’s something about an Android phone you...

Wear OS 6 should let you talk to your assistant by raising your wrist (APK teardown)

by dbadmin | May 13, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google Gemini, Google Wear OS, News, Samsung Galaxy Watch, Samsung One UI

Raise to Talk will let you summon a voice assistant with a flick of your wrist. Code related to the feature has been found in the leaked settings app from One UI Watch 8. The feature should be a part of Wear OS 6, which could be announced at The Android Show. Google...

Here’s an early look at how One UI 8 will read your Now Brief aloud

by dbadmin | May 13, 2025 | News, Samsung, Samsung One UI

Credit: Joe Maring / Android Authority Samsung is working on an audio version of the Now Brief feature that could arrive with One UI 8. We recently discovered code referencing the feature in One UI 8 firmware, and we now have an early look at the Listen Brief option...