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Galaxy S25 supports Live Activities on AOD with One UI 7 Now Bar

Published

6 months ago

January 25, 2025

Saloni

The Now Bar feature on the Galaxy S25 series running One UI 7 allows you to display information such as live notifications, music, or modes and routines on the lock screen. Now, we get the information that the Galaxy S25 with One UI 7 supports Live Activities on AOD (Always On Display) with Now Bar.

Samsung first introduced Now Bar with the One UI 7 Beta program for the Galaxy S24 series, which highlights relevant activities across various features like Interpreter, Music, Recording, Stopwatch, and more.

A few days ago, Samsung also expanded the One UI 7 Now bar functionality by introducing Now Brief, you can get personalized briefings of specific content that gets updated in the brief card throughout the day.

Recently, an X (Formally Twitter) user shared an image that reveals that the Galaxy S25 series with One UI 7 supports Live Activities on the AOD (Always On Display) with Now Bar. You can see the image below.

You’ll see this image with the Galaxy S25, which shows the Now bar appearing in a pill shape on the AOD, just like it does on the lock screen. Yet, unlike the lock screen, it does not offer shortcut buttons at the bottom.

Now Brief is active between the user’s wake-up time and sleep time, but the timing of Now Brief notifications can vary depending on a number of factors. In addition, it automatically provides personalized information based on the user’s lifestyle, including the following:

Health
Wallet
Events and tasks

Currently, the Now Brief feature is only available for the Galaxy S25 series. We expect Samsung to bring this feature to older Galaxy devices including the Galaxy S24 series once the stable One UI 7 update rollout begins.

It is noteworthy that certain features or functions of Now Brief may vary based on user behavior, device information, country/region, software version, and other factors.

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Samsung ends software update support for three Galaxy devices

Published

2 days ago

July 8, 2025

Yogesh

Samsung recently shared its revised software update plan for July 2025. Through this updated plan, Samsung has confirmed that three Galaxy devices, the Galaxy Tab S7 FE, Galaxy F52 5G, and Galaxy A22 5G are no longer eligible for software updates.

Now, Galaxy Tab S7 FE, Galaxy F52 5G, and Galaxy A22 5G have been removed from the Biannual plan in July 2025. It means that Galaxy Tab S7 FE, Galaxy F52 5G, and Galaxy A22 5G devices will no longer receive software updates as they have completed their update cycle.

The Galaxy Tab S7 FE, Galaxy F52 5G, and Galaxy A22 5G were released in 2021. Since then, these three Galaxy devices have received three major Android updates, along with regular security patches. Now, after several years of support, Samsung is officially ending updates for these Galaxy devices.

So, what does this mean for these phone and tablet users? First, don’t worry, because your tablet will still work. Even though the Korean tech giant will no longer send out new Android versions or monthly security updates, your device will still receive Google Play system updates. These updates help keep your Galaxy device secure and let you continue using important apps like banking, social media, and video streaming.

If you want the newest features and latest Android updates, you might want to upgrade to a newer Galaxy phone and tablet. You can check tablets from the Galaxy Tab A10 series, the Tab S9 series, or the Galaxy A56 5G. These new Galaxy devices offer better performance, new features, and longer support.

However, if your current devices are working well and you’re happy with them, there’s no need to upgrade right away. The Galaxy Tab S7 FE, Galaxy F52 5G, and Galaxy A22 5G can still handle basic tasks like browsing the web, watching videos, or using social media.

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Samsung SMR: July 2025 Security patch released

Published

2 days ago

July 8, 2025

Yogesh

Samsung has announced the July 2025 security patch for its Galaxy devices on the first Monday of the month. However, Samsung fans are still waiting for the latest security update apart from the One UI 8 stable update.

Samsung July 2025 security patch

The July 2025 security patch from Samsung addresses 1 critical and 21 high levels of CVEs for the Android operating system. However, one CVE was resolved by previous updates from the company, and 1 is not relevant to Galaxy devices.

In addition to the Google patch, Samsung provides 9 SVE items to improve the user experience. The latest security patch fixes various issues related to System UI, Samsung Account, and Framework for Galaxy Watch, Wi-Fi password for Galaxy Tablet, LeAudioService, Emergency SOS, KnoxVault trustlet, and more.

Android Patch Details:

The latest security update is based on the Android Security Bulletin – July 2025, which includes patches for 22 issues identified by Google.

Critical

CVE-2025-21450

High

CVE-2024-53010, CVE-2025-0819, CVE-2025-26433, CVE-2025-26454, CVE-2025-32321, CVE-2025-22436, CVE-2023-24023, CVE-2024-49714, CVE-2025-32325, CVE-2025-32326, CVE-2025-32331, CVE-2025-32330, CVE-2025-21449, CVE-2025-21446, CVE-2025-21433, CVE-2025-27052, CVE-2025-27057, CVE-2025-27042, CVE-2025-27056, CVE-2025-27043, CVE-2025-27061

Moderate

None

Already included in previous updates

CVE-2025-21454

Not applicable to Samsung devices

CVE-2025-21427

Samsung Galaxy Patch Details

Samsung also addressed 9 issues specific to its devices, such as

SVE-2024-2304(CVE-2025-20983, CVE-2025-20982): Out-of-bounds write in KnoxVault trustlet
SVE-2024-2335(CVE-2025-21004): Improper verification of intent by broadcast receiver in SystemUI for Galaxy Watch
SVE-2025-0047(CVE-2025-20997): Incorrect default permission in Framework for Galaxy Watch.
SVE-2025-0123(CVE-2025-20998): Improper access control in SamsungAccount for Galaxy Watch
SVE-2025-0348(CVE-2025-20999): Improper authorization in accessing saved Wi-Fi password for Galaxy Tablet
SVE-2025-0664(CVE-2025-21000): Improper privilege management in Bluetooth
SVE-2025-0675(CVE-2025-21001): Improper access control in LeAudioService
SVE-2025-0676(CVE-2025-21002): Improper access control in LeAudioService
SVE-2025-0710(CVE-2025-21003): Insecure storage of sensitive information in Emergency SOS

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Samsung brings Galaxy Z Fold 5 to One UI 8 testing spot

Published

3 days ago

July 7, 2025

Yogesh

Samsung has started testing Android 16-based One UI 8 on the Galaxy Z Fold 5. This big result shows that the Korean tech giant is considering the 2023 foldable, which could also be included in the Open Beta program this year.

After Galaxy S and A series devices, Samsung’s Android 16 optimization for Galaxy devices is in full swing, with foldable models not being added to the testing zone.

A reliable tipster, @Tarunvats has spotted a new One UI 8 build for the Galaxy Z Fold 5 on the testing platform. The testing build, F946BXXU5FYG2, hints that Samsung is actively working on One UI 8 for the Galaxy Z Fold 5.

Notably, last month, a carrier-locked variant (SM-F946U) of the Galaxy Z Fold 5 for the US was spotted on Geekbench running Samsung’s Android 16-based One UI 8.0.

The One UI 8 update will bring meaningful changes to the UI. The company is also working on redesigning apps and core functionality to further improve the appearance and foundation laid by the Android 15-based One UI 7 update.