{"id":23817,"date":"2025-07-25T23:08:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T23:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/23817\/"},"modified":"2025-07-25T23:08:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T23:08:09","slug":"samsungs-one-ui-8-now-bar-will-be-getting-a-major-boost-by-the-end-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/23817\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung’s One UI 8 Now Bar will be getting a major boost by the end of the year"},"content":{"rendered":"

Samsung is getting ready to make its Now Bar feature more useful with the next big update to One UI. The Now Bar was introduced with One UI 7<\/a>.0, based on Android 15<\/a>, and lets users quickly see and control ongoing tasks\u2014like music playback or timers\u2014on the lock screen without needing to unlock the phone. It shows this information in a row of cards, which Samsung calls the Now Bar.The biggest issue with Now Bar so far has been limited support, as only a small number of apps work with it, and most of them are made by Samsung. However, according to the official “Device Experience Guide” for the Galaxy Z Flip 7<\/a>, that\u2019s about to change. Right now, 20 apps support the Now Bar, but by the end of 2025, that number will grow to 35. Samsung didn\u2019t name the new apps, but it\u2019s clear the company wants to bring this feature to more parts of the phone experience.<\/p>\n

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One UI 8 Now Bar settings and currently supported apps. | Image credit \u2014 PhoneArena<\/p>\n

Part of this expansion could be helped by Android 16<\/a>, which includes a new tool for developers. This tool, called a standardized API, allows apps to show live updates\u2014like a delivery or media playback\u2014on the lock screen and status bar. Samsung\u2019s current version of One UI 8<\/a> doesn\u2019t yet use this system, but if it does in the future, it could open up Now Bar support to even more apps.There\u2019s also a new improvement coming to Galaxy Z Flip phones. In One UI 7.0, you could only view Now Bar cards on the cover screen, but trying to interact with them would open the app or its widget. With One UI 8, the Now Bar works the same way on both the cover and main screen, letting users interact with those cards directly from the outside display. That\u2019s a big improvement for those who like using their phone one-handed or while it\u2019s folded.Even though we don\u2019t yet know which apps will be added, it\u2019s a sign that Samsung wants to make Now Bar a bigger part of the Galaxy experience. If Samsung also decides to use Android\u2019s built-in live updates feature, it could make the Now Bar even more powerful and useful\u2014not just for Samsung apps, but for all kinds of services.<\/p>\n

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