{"id":440409,"date":"2025-12-11T15:54:36","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T15:54:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/440409\/"},"modified":"2025-12-11T15:54:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T15:54:36","slug":"samsung-just-grabbed-this-great-pixel-feature-for-now-bar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/440409\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung just grabbed this great Pixel feature for Now Bar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TL;DR<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>With One UI 8.5 beta, the flashlight also gets a major usability boost with a live \u201ctorch on\u201d indicator in the Now Bar.<\/li>\n<li>YouTube recommendations in Now Brief also now use a clean, swipe-friendly horizontal carousel instead of a tight vertical list.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Samsung\u2019s One UI 8.5 is more than a simple update. After the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/one-ui-8-5-beta-program-rollout-features-availability-eligible-devices-3623009\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">beta program kicked off a few days ago<\/a>, it has since changed two features Galaxy users rely on every day: the YouTube cards in Now Brief and the flashlight toggle. Both changes finally fix some old annoyances you might have gotten used to.<\/p>\n<p>One major change is in YouTube recommendations inside the Now Brief widget. Instead of showing two videos in a vertical list, One UI 8.5 uses a horizontal carousel that is much easier to swipe through.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"e_jg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"One UI 8 0 now brief youtube\"  alt=\"YouTube recommendations in the Now Brief in One UI 8.0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/One-UI-8-0-now-brief-youtube.jpg\"\/>Old YouTube recommendation in the Now Brief<img class=\"e_jg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"One UI 8 5 now brief youtube\"  alt=\"YouTube recommendations in the Now Brief as part of One UI 8.5\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/One-UI-8-5-now-brief-youtube.jpg\"\/>YouTube recommendation carousel in the Now Brief<\/p>\n<p><strong>Don\u2019t want to miss the best from Android Authority?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/andauth.co\/AAGooglePreferredSource\" class=\"e_rm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\"><img class=\"e_jg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\"  alt=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png\"\/><img class=\"e_jg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\"  alt=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The old layout looked cramped, with two video thumbnails in a white card below the weather panel. The new design spreads the videos from edge to edge and now matches Samsung\u2019s modern widget style.<\/p>\n<p>A brighter idea for the flashlight<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps, the most practical update is one that Pixel users will recognize right away. One UI 8.5 now shows the torch status directly in the Now Bar. This means the flashlight is treated as a real-time status indicator rather than hidden in the quick toggles. You\u2019ll see a dedicated torch icon at the top of the screen, making it impossible to leave the light on by accident.<\/p>\n<p>Even better, the Now Brief widget surfaces a \u201cTorch on\u201d card that not only tells you the flashlight is active but lets you switch it off instantly, just like on Pixel phones.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"e_jg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"Now Bar torch indicator\"  alt=\"flashlight status indicator in the Now Bar\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot_20251211_060420_One-UI-Home.jpg\"\/><img class=\"e_jg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"now-bar-torch-status\"  alt=\"flashlight status indicator in the Now Bar\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot_20251211_060405_One-UI-Home.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Besides these tweaks, the overall look of One UI is getting cleaner. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/samsung-one-ui-8-5-beta-hands-on-3623301\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">One UI 8.5 beta adds useful upgrades<\/a> like smarter widgets, better customization, battery tools, and cross-device storage, making Galaxy phones feel fresher even in early beta.<\/p>\n<p>These updates show Samsung is making One UI more useful and easier to check at a glance, and the company clearly wants the \u201cNow\u201d experience to be helpful, not just a list of data.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for being part of our community. 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