Samsung’s Android 17-based One UI 9 may expand the Finder functionality and add the Driving Insights to Now Brief. These changes will follow the expansive list of design tweaks and features in the next major Galaxy update testing.

More Finder flexibility

One UI 8.5 dropped the legacy S Finder identity for a simpler Finder term. It wasn’t just a simplification, but a well-minded preparation to expand the functionality.

New findings suggest that Samsung’s Finder feature in One UI 9 will add Google as an option alongside the native system-wide Galaxy search functionality.

Users will be able to pick either Samsung’s native device search or Google on the home screen. The best part: you could be able to have both together on the homescreen.

Driving Insights

Samsung is working on a new app called Driving Insights to expand Now Brief content.

As discovered by AndroidAuthority, Samsung’s Driving Insights app will track your precise location, using AI to give you feedback about your perceived driving patterns, generating weekly, personalized summaries.

The unreleased app’s brief description reads “See your habits and patterns at a glance” to “help you build better driving habits.” The app will rely on AI and your phone’s sensors to gauge various aspects of your driving.

Weekly reports will provide feedback about your habits, such as:

• This week, you drove in a defensive style. Steady and cautious—keep it up!
• This week, your driving had a dynamic pattern. Try to keep speed and steering smooth for consistency.
• This week, you did a lot of long-distance driving. Make sure to watch out for drowsy driving and take breaks every now and then.
• This week, your driving was practical and balanced. Good balance of safety and efficiency.
• This week, your driving showed a spirited style. Keep an eye on smooth acceleration and braking for even safer trips.

Samsung has started internal Beta testing of One UI 9 software. The public rollout of One UI 8.5 started on May 6, with expansion planned for May 11. Samsung also has One UI 9.5 in its pipeline for 2027 flagships.

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Google is teasing the biggest updates for Android, including a Liquid Glass-inspired interface. Samsung, meanwhile, appears cautious about the Android 17’s Liquid Glass design in the early builds of One UI 9.

Tipster IceUniverse signals through his recent X post that Samsung’s Android 17-based One UI 9 has “no trend of adopting Liquid Glass” (for now).

Samsung may have been considering adopting the Liquid Glass interface in future builds. It’s also possible that the company may take a gradual approach or embark on its own design path, which can also be Liquid Glass.

Early builds of One UI 9 are available in the wild, even on real phones. The company has recently published the first Beta version on its server. The public beta testing may begin soon for the Galaxy S26 series flagships.

Apple introduced the Liquid Glass design philosophy with iOS 26. The redesign sparked criticism initially, but ended up being welcomed by the masses. Android 17 is highly likely to be influenced by the new era of user interface.

One UI 8.5 doubles down on UI overhaul with frosted glass design. Samsung may set the foundation of Liquid Glass redesign in One UI 9. However, the full deployment might be kept on hold until the One UI 9.5.

These are just assumptions. What we know from IceUniverse is that the One UI 9 presently has no trend of Liquid Glass adoption. Samsung may postpone it to 2027 or start gradual adoption through the Beta Program this year.

Google scheduled The Android Show 2026 on May 12, where Android 17 and AI upgrades are expected to be discussed. This is the second time in a row the Mountain View company is holding a pre-I/O event for Android.

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