Erencan YılmazSamsung’s One UI 8 is set to bring a host of innovative features aimed at improving user experience and simplifying daily interactions. Among them, “Now Brief” emerges as a personalized intelligence feature, aiming to provide a more contextual and efficient stream of information right to your device. Initially expected to be exclusive to the Galaxy S25 series, Samsung has extended the support of this promising feature to a wider audience.
The move will see a larger group of Samsung smartphone users soon enjoying a more proactive and intelligent mobile experience. This article explores what “Now Brief” is and reveals the Samsung devices that will gain this premium feature with the One UI 8 update, highlighting Samsung’s efforts in bringing cutting-edge AI capabilities and improved personalized insights to its premium portfolio.
Know Now Brief: Your Daily Personalized Digest
“Now Brief” aims to be your smart virtual assistant, offering a customized briefing with recommended content and actions that change during the course of your day. It is presented as a dynamic item in the “Now bar” of your lock screen, but can also be added to the Apps edge panel or as a Home screen widget if you wish.
This functionality uses sophisticated AI to analyze your personal data locally on your phone, maintaining privacy while still offering pertinent suggestions and information. For example, it may offer a “Weekend check-in” with weather predictions or recommend YouTube videos from your viewing history.
Users have extensive control over the content included in their “Now Brief.” You can select various categories to ensure only relevant information is displayed. Customizable content types include:
- Health and wellness
- Travel
- Events and tasks
- Digital Wellbeing
- Communication
- Gallery stories
- Traffic updates
- Parking spot reminders
- News
- Smart home
- Text messages
- Wearable battery alerts
- YouTube
One of the most important features is the ability to “Expand Now brief without unlocking,” which enables you to see the complete brief right from your lock screen, giving you instant access to your individualized content.
These Samsung devices are confirmed to get Now Brief with One UI 8
Though “Now Brief” was originally believed to be limited to the Galaxy S25 lineup, Samsung has confirmed its wider release through the One UI 8 update. The list of phones that have been confirmed to include this feature so far is:
- Galaxy S24 Ultra
- Galaxy S24+
- Galaxy S24
- Galaxy Z Flip 6
- Galaxy Z Fold 6
This extended compatibility underscores Samsung’s approach to delivering its innovative AI features to more users, so that more Galaxy smartphone owners can benefit from a truly customized and intelligent daily briefing. With the launch of One UI 8, these devices will be equipped with a robust new way to juggle information and stay on top of their daily agendas.
