Changes are coming to the At a Glance widget that sits on the Pixel home screen, according to hidden code spotted in the ...

Bar" feature in One UI has always felt undercooked. Samsung says that's going to change with support for more apps.

I'm a fan of One UI 7 and its nifty new Now Bar feature, but the latter misses one big feature that makes the rest of the skin so special.

Bar on One UI 8 will improve Live Notifications by expanding support to third-party apps. It will take advantage of Google's ...

But a previous leak showed the Now Bar running on the current screen of a Z Flip 5 or 6 instead, which would be much more useful. That fix is expected to be part of One UI 8 as well.

Now Bar will also feature the standard UI design on the cover screen of Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip phones. With this behavior, Now Bar will match its UI on the main screen.

Samsung will finally let third-party developers harness the Now Bar for their Android apps when One UI 8 rolls out this year.

Samsung's Now Bar adds Google Maps support, letting you track directions right from the lock screen. The feature will be available with the rollout of One UI 7.

Currently supported apps are from Google and Samsung (Image credit: Future). If you have a Samsung Galaxy S25, you've got One UI 7 already – and the Now Bar is most likely already appearing at ...