- Samsung's seventh One UI 9.0 beta for the Galaxy S26 series adds three features first seen on the Galaxy Z Fold 8 line.
- The update brings custom cards in Now Brief, separate Finder and Google Search bars on the home screen, and My FanCam for tracking a person in video.
- While these capabilities were initially missing from the One UI 9.0 beta software on the Galaxy S26 series, Samsung is now rolling them out to its conventional flagships.
- These dual search bar options and Galaxy AI tools will likely arrive on other compatible Galaxy smartphones once the stable One UI 9.0 update begins rolling out.
- Samsung introduced several new Galaxy AI features with One UI 9.0 on the Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra.
- Custom cards in Now Brief are based on the Create My Widget feature Google introduced with Android 17.
- It allows you to select specific data points from apps like Samsung Health, Weather, and YouTube, displaying them in a widget-like layout directly inside Now Brief.
- The My FanCam feature lets you open any video and select a person to track; the phone then uses on-device AI to follow that person and automatically crop the video frame around them.
- You can access My FanCam in the stock Gallery app by opening a video and tapping the Galaxy AI icon.
- Users can now display both Finder and Google Search bars simultaneously on the home screen; in this split layout located just above the favorites dock, the Finder bar appears slightly narrower than the Google Search bar.
Samsung's seventh One UI 9.0 beta for the Galaxy S26 series has rolled out, incorporating three innovative features from the Galaxy Z Fold 8. These enhancements aim to improve user interaction and functionality on Samsung's flagship devices.1345
The update includes custom cards in Now Brief, which utilize the Create My Widget feature introduced with Android 17. This allows users to select specific data points from apps like Samsung Health, Weather, and YouTube, displaying them in a widget-like format directly within Now Brief.267
Another significant addition is the My FanCam feature, enabling users to track a person in videos. By selecting a person, the phone employs on-device AI to follow them, automatically cropping the video frame around them. This feature can be accessed in the stock Gallery app by tapping the Galaxy AI icon while viewing a video.8910
Additionally, users can now utilize dual search bars on the home screen, featuring both Finder and Google Search bars simultaneously. This split layout, positioned above the favorites dock, allows for a more efficient search experience, with the Finder bar appearing slightly narrower than the Google Search bar.1112
These new AI tools and dual search bar options are expected to be available on other compatible Galaxy smartphones once the stable One UI 9.0 update is released.
“The custom cards in Now Brief are based on Google's Create My Widget feature from Android 17, letting users pull data from Samsung Health, Weather, and YouTube. My FanCam uses on-device AI to track and auto-crop a person in any video, accessible via the Gallery app's Galaxy AI icon.”
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