The latest builds of One UI 7 have added Live Notifications for media apps that display an ongoing notification for playback control. This extends to apps like Spotify, YouTube, and YouTube Music when ...

Google appears to be testing a new Gemini Live interface that turns the assistant into an interactive pill-shaped bar. The updated UI reportedly reacts to taps and can even “wave back” at users during ...

One UI 8 will improve Live Notifications in Now Bar by expanding support to third-party apps. The feature was originally introduced with One UI 7, but only a handful of Samsung native apps supported ...

Samsung just started rolling out its big One UI 7 update earlier this week, and with it comes an unexpected addition in the form of cross-device YouTube controls that appear through Live Notifications ...

With its One UI 7 update, Samsung is adding support for “Live Notifications” and the “Now Bar,” the company’s take on the “Live Activities” functionality Apple has been building out on iPhone for a ...

Samsung has officially begun testing its next major software revision, opening the One UI 8.5 beta program to a limited group of users. We already knew several of the improvements this software will ...

Chris Thomas was a reporter at Android Police from 2022 until 2025. When Samsung rolled out One UI 7 earlier this year, the Now Bar and its Live Notifications made their debut with a lot of promise, ...

Samsung’s One UI 8 beta program based on Android 16 is now live, while the Galaxy S25 series users are first in line. Here’s what you need to do in order to enroll, if you’re interested. One UI 8, as ...

I've been writing about Android since 2011, with a focus on device reviews, Samsung and Google Pixel hardware, and the latest happenings in the ecosystem. In my entire writing career, I've reviewed ...

Samsung has introduced synced live YouTube playback controls across devices in One UI 7. This feature allows for live notifications & playback controls for YouTube videos playing on smart TV to appear ...