Now Brief – Live Laugh Love Do http://livelaughlovedo.com A Super Fun Site Tue, 02 Sep 2025 10:03:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 One UI 8 on Galaxy S23 feels incomplete without this highlight feature http://livelaughlovedo.com/technology-and-gadgets/one-ui-8-on-galaxy-s23-feels-incomplete-without-this-highlight-feature/ http://livelaughlovedo.com/technology-and-gadgets/one-ui-8-on-galaxy-s23-feels-incomplete-without-this-highlight-feature/#respond Tue, 02 Sep 2025 10:03:53 +0000 http://livelaughlovedo.com/2025/09/02/one-ui-8-on-galaxy-s23-feels-incomplete-without-this-highlight-feature/ [ad_1]

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra vs S23 Ultra vs S22 Ultra 3

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TL;DR

  • Samsung started the One UI 8 beta for the Galaxy S23 yesterday.
  • Despite receiving the latest update, the Galaxy S23 is not getting a notable Galaxy AI feature, which is Now Brief.
  • Samsung first introduced Now Brief with One UI 7 on the Galaxy S25, though it subsequently rolled out to other devices with One UI 8 (stable and beta).

After first announcing One UI 8 with the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Flip 7 back in July, Samsung is expected to bring it to other flagships starting this month. In preparation for the rollout of the stable version, beginning with the Galaxy S25 later in September, Samsung has also released One UI 8 beta updates to a range of Galaxy S and A series phones.

In the first two days of September, Samsung has already initiated the One UI 8 beta program for most eligible devices, starting with the Galaxy S23 and other A-series phones yesterday and extending it to the Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Flip 5 today. However, despite similar builds, some not-so-old Galaxy flagships are missing out on key features.

The Galaxy S23 series, as SamMobile notes, lacks one of the most compelling One UI features: Now Brief. If you’re unfamiliar, Now Brief is a feature that draws cues from multiple apps, providing an overview of what different parts of your day could look like in terms of engagements, obligations, or interests. It hasn’t lived up to its hype, but its potential cannot be overruled, especially as Samsung plans to arm it with additional features.

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Now Brief was first launched as part of One UI 7 earlier this year, but it was exclusive to the Galaxy S25. Subsequently, devices have started to receive it with One UI 8, and Galaxy S23 was also expected to fall in line.

Samsung’s move isn’t very reassuring, as the Galaxy S23 was the first series to tote Samsung’s extensive catalog of AI features, including calling, writing, and drawing tools. The phone is also promised to be supported through the next year, and robbing a two-year-old flagship of a significant feature isn’t a great strategy.

Notably, the Galaxy S24 did not get Now Brief with One UI 7, but Samsung added it with the latest One UI 8 beta, which was rolled out last week. This could have raised hopes for the owners of the Galaxy S23 series as well, which are now being shattered.

Thankfully, this isn’t the final One UI 8 update for the Galaxy S23, and there is still a chance of the feature being added later. If you want to try out Now Brief on older devices, you also can sideload it on any device running One UI 7. However, we’re unsure if that is still a possibility with One UI 8 beta.

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TL;DR

  • Samsung now offers custom reminder cards in Now Brief via the Routines Plus app.
  • This allows you to create reminders in Now Brief that appear at your desired time, complete with a link to open a specific app.
  • The update has rolled out to the Galaxy Store and applies to One UI 7 phones too.

Update: August 1, 2025 (3:05 AM ET): Samsung announced an updated Routines Plus app last week, allowing you to create a routine that reminds you via Now Brief. Fortunately, this update is now available via the Galaxy Store, as you can see in our screenshot below.

Routines Plus update for Now Brief

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You don’t need a One UI 8 device to take advantage of this feature, either. Samsung’s update log confirms that these custom reminder cards are also available on Galaxy devices running its One UI 7 software.

Original article: July 23, 2025 (3:48 AM ET): Samsung’s Now Brief feature debuted on the Galaxy S25 series, giving you a summary of relevant info several times a day. We had mixed impressions after first using it, but Samsung continues to improve the feature. The Galaxy maker isn’t stopping here, as it’s just introduced another handy feature to Now Brief.

Samsung announced on its Korean-language community forum (via SammyGuru) that the Routines Plus Good Lock module has received a One UI 8 update. This update lets you create a routine that reminds you via Now Brief. Check out the machine-translated screenshots below.

Samsung Routines Plus Now Brief translated

The screenshots reveal that you can choose a reminder time and description, whether it repeats (and how often it repeats), link the Now Brief card to a specific app, and specify an image. The ability to link the info card to an app should be pretty useful, as it theoretically means you can quickly accomplish the task without looking for the app first. In any event, this could be handy for small tasks you sometimes forget to do, such as buying something, calling someone, making a payment, and more.

Samsung also says devices without Now Brief will benefit from this feature as the reminder will pop up via your notifications instead. So you don’t need a recent flagship phone to take advantage of this functionality. For what it’s worth, we aren’t seeing this feature on our Galaxy Z Fold 7 running One UI 8.

It’s not the first time we’ve heard about this feature, either. We first heard about custom Now Brief cards in June, and that leaked feature seems identical to this newly announced capability.

We’re just glad Samsung is updating Now Brief with more features. This latest feature joins new info cards like YouTube recommendations, parking spot reminders, battery alerts for wearables, and smart home updates. Samsung has also brought audio playback functionality, so you can have your Now Brief cards read to you.

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