{"id":306456,"date":"2025-12-09T06:40:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T06:40:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/306456\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T06:40:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T06:40:15","slug":"one-ui-8-5-makes-it-easy-to-start-your-day-with-a-clock-forecast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/306456\/","title":{"rendered":"One UI 8.5 makes it easy to start your day with a Clock forecast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TL;DR<\/p>\n<p>Samsung One UI 8.5 beta lets you add weather-based backgrounds to the Clock alarm screen.<br \/>\nThe World Clock now includes a time-zone converter slider for quicker hour-by-hour comparisons.<br \/>\nA new link in the sleep schedule editor opens Samsung Health\u2019s sleep dashboard.<\/p>\n<p>Samsung\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/one-ui-8-5-beta-program-rollout-features-availability-eligible-devices-3623009\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">One UI 8.5 beta<\/a> just landed for the Galaxy S25 series, and while most attention is on the visual overhaul and Galaxy AI additions, there are some smaller upgrades hiding in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/hooked-on-samsung-clock-custom-snooze-feature-3574076\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Clock app<\/a>. They\u2019re not glamorous features, but they might have some impact on how you interact with your alarms and the world clocks.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t want to miss the best from Android Authority?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/andauth.co\/AAGooglePreferredSource\" class=\"e_Pm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\"><img class=\"e_Zg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\"  alt=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png\"\/><img class=\"e_Zg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\"  alt=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As detailed in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/samsung-one-ui-8-5-leaked-changelog-3621667\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">One UI 8.5 beta changelog<\/a>, one of the key upgrades appears when an alarm goes off. Samsung says the Clock app can now pull in live weather conditions and show them as the background on the alarm screen. Previous versions could display a weather icon next to the wake-up time, but the backdrop itself remained a static gradient of your choice.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"e_Zg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"Samsung One UI 8 Alarm Tab\"  alt=\"Samsung One UI 8 Alarm Tab\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Samsung-One-UI-8-Alarm-Tab.jpg\"\/>One UI 8<img class=\"e_Zg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"Samsung One UI 8 Alarm Screen\"  alt=\"Samsung One UI 8 Alarm Screen\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Samsung-One-UI-8-Alarm-Screen.jpg\"\/>One UI 8<img class=\"e_Zg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"Samsung One UI 8.5 Beta Alarm Tab\"  alt=\"Samsung One UI 8.5 Beta Alarm Tab\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Samsung-One-UI-8.5-Beta-Alarm-Tab-scaled.jpg\"\/>One UI 8.5 beta<img class=\"e_Zg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"Samsung One UI 8.5 Beta Alarm With Weather\"  alt=\"Samsung One UI 8.5 Beta Alarm With Weather\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Samsung-One-UI-8.5-Beta-Alarm-With-Weather-scaled.jpg\"\/>One UI 8.5 beta<\/p>\n<p>In the beta, it shifts to a weather-themed scene instead, be that sunny skies or pouring rain, matching whatever\u2019s happening outside. You can see the difference in the UI in the screenshots above.<\/p>\n<p>The World Clock also gets a useful improvement. Samsung has added a time-zone converter slider at the bottom of the screen, letting you move forward or backward in hour increments and instantly see the corresponding time in other cities. Before this, the app only displayed static local times, so you had to do the math yourself. Compare the images below for a visual comparison.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"e_Zg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"Samsung One UI 8 Time Zone Converter\"  alt=\"Samsung One UI 8 Time Zone Converter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Samsung-One-UI-8-Time-Zone-Converter.jpg\"\/>One UI 8<img class=\"e_Zg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"Samsung One UI 8.5 Beta Time Zone Converter\"  alt=\"Samsung One UI 8.5 Beta Time Zone Converter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Samsung-One-UI-8.5-Beta-Time-Zone-Converter-scaled.jpg\"\/>One UI 8.5 beta<\/p>\n<p>There looks to be at least one other change. When you\u2019re editing a sleep schedule, you\u2019ll now find a \u201cSleep stats\u201d link inside the Clock app. This wasn\u2019t mentioned in the changelog, but tapping it appears to open Samsung Health\u2019s sleep dashboard, giving you a faster way to check your recent sleep trends. It\u2019s not new functionality, just a shortcut that didn\u2019t exist in One UI 8. You\u2019ll see the link in the second screenshot below.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"e_Zg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"Samsung One UI 8 Alarm Settings\"  alt=\"Samsung One UI 8 Alarm Settings\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Samsung-One-UI-8-Alarm-Settings.jpg\"\/>One UI 8<img class=\"e_Zg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"Samsung One UI 8.5 Beta Alarm Settings\"  alt=\"Samsung One UI 8.5 Beta Alarm Settings\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Samsung-One-UI-8.5-Beta-Alarm-Settings-scaled.jpg\"\/>One UI 8.5 beta<img class=\"e_Zg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"Samsung One UI 8.5 Beta Clock Link to Samsung Health\"  alt=\"Samsung One UI 8.5 Beta Clock Link to Samsung Health\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Samsung-One-UI-8.5-Beta-Clock-Link-to-Samsung-Health-scaled.jpg\"\/>One UI 8.5 beta<\/p>\n<p>These are small touches, but they make the Clock app feel a bit more connected to real-world conditions and to the rest of Samsung\u2019s ecosystem. Have you spotted any other changes to the Clock app in One UI 8.5 beta? If so, let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for being part of our community. Read our\u00a0<a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/android-authority-comment-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/android-authority-comment-policy\/\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">Comment Policy<\/a> before posting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TL;DR Samsung One UI 8.5 beta lets you add weather-based backgrounds to the Clock alarm screen. 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