Ben Khalesi covers the intersection of artificial intelligence and everyday tech at Android Police. With a background in AI and data science, he enjoys making technical topics approachable for those ...

For the uninitiated, the Now Bar is a UI addition that displays context-relevant information on the lock screen and always-on display. The pill-shaped info box doesn’t support many apps at launch, ...

At the heart of this update is the integration of Android 16’s live updates into the Now Bar, allowing notifications to become more timely, relevant, and actionable. This feature adapts to your ...

Samsung is no different, but One UI updates in 2025 felt like a lot more than routine new features and bug fixes. Long-press ...

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’s foldable smartphones, including the recently launched Galaxy Z Flip 7 series, finally started supporting the Now Bar functionality. So far, the Now Bar feature only supports 20 apps, but the ...