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Samsung announced the new One UI 9 Health app experience on June 4, promised it would begin rolling out on June 8, and then went quiet.
That silence broke at VivaTech 2026 in Paris, where Samsung used Europe’s largest startup and tech conference to formally plant its flag in the connected health space. The showcase also served as the green light for the rollout to finally begin.
Under the theme “Open Invitation to a Healthier Tomorrow,” Samsung demonstrated how its Galaxy devices, Samsung Health, and third-party integrations can form a continuous loop between everyday wellness tracking and clinical care.
The app has been reorganized around five pillars: Sleep, Activity, Nutrition, Mindfulness, and Vitals; each accessible from a dedicated tab on the home screen.

Two additions anchor the new home screen experience: daily wellness tips and an AI-generated Energy Score. The Energy Score is designed to give users a single, digestible number that reflects how recovered and ready they are for the day ahead, pulling from sleep quality, overnight biometric readings, and activity history.
The Vitals section consolidates heart rate, heart rate variability (HRV), respiratory rate, skin temperature, and blood oxygen into a single screen and compares them against your personal resting baseline.
Heart Health Score is a composite metric that factors in sleep, stress levels, activity, and body composition data to produce a single cardiovascular wellness index.
Two more features round out the fitness side: Daily Cardio Load, which tracks workout intensity and accumulated exertion over time, and a Fitness Index, which gives users a broader picture of their physical condition and progression.
Samsung was careful not to officially name “Galaxy Watch 9” in its announcement, referring instead to “the upcoming Galaxy Watch.”
The app redesign and the Energy Score are already rolling out to One UI 9-compatible Galaxy devices. But features like Heart Health Score, Daily Cardio Load, and the full Vitals suite require Samsung’s next-generation wearable
The Galaxy Watch 9 series, along with the Galaxy Watch Ultra 2, is expected to be unveiled at a Galaxy Unpacked event rumoured for July 22, 2026, alongside the Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Z Flip 8.
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Samsung Browser is bringing some serious changes in One UI 9, including the naming shift from Ask AI to Ask Anything. The app’s version 30.0.2.45 is available for Galaxy devices, which have plenty of stuff to explore.
Enthusiast GalaxyTechie compiled a list of expansive changes in the Samsung Browser for One UI 9. Galaxy devices running an older OS version may also support the app if sideloaded, but the changes aren’t guaranteed.
The latest version of Samsung Browser makes the dynamic blur application mandatory for all bars. The components adopt a blurred design while keeping transparency. The live webpage would show up as the background, hosting the elements.
Samsung Browser is also letting you tweak the hamburger menu. You can now edit the “More options” page, such as reordering or removing options.
The app has also been linked with the Samsung Notes app to open PDF files. Tapping a PDF file inside Samsung Browser can now be directly opened in the Samsung Notes app for better control.
What’s more, ThatJoshGuy spotted that Samsung Browser now features “Ask Anything” in place of “Ask AI”. This is a major shift in the naming scheme, a big one after the company ditched Ask Plex for Ask Perplexity.

Starting with the Galaxy S26 series, Samsung has renamed the Internet app to Browser. The company has also widely debuted its in-house internet browser to Windows PCs and laptops in a bid to gain some market share in the segment.
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Samsung announced that its Samsung Max VPN service is set to retire this June. Users opening the app are now greeted with a farewell message rather than the usual data-saving dashboard.
The company confirmed that the service will shut down on June 15, 2026, and users opening the app are now greeted with a farewell message rather than the usual data-saving dashboard.
The in-app notice is brief and to the point. It reads: “This is the final version of the app, and the service will be available until June 15, 2026.”
Service Shutdown Notice – June 15, 2026
This is the final version of the app, and the service will be available until June 15, 2026. Thank you for being with us over the years. Your support and activity truly meant a lot to us and helped shape this app into what it became. We’re grateful for the time we shared and hope to see you again in other Samsung applications in the future!
If you’ve still got Samsung Max VPN installed, here’s the practical bit: after June 15, 2026, the VPN connection and data-saving features will stop working entirely. The app itself will likely remain on your phone as a dead shell.
Samsung Max VPN was never a famous app on a Galaxy phone, and it rarely made headlines. Meanwhile, its retirement is a reminder of how often these background utilities become part of our daily routine without us really noticing.

For anyone who depended on it for public Wi-Fi security or to keep an eye on app data consumption, now’s the time to start looking elsewhere.
So far, there’s been no confirmation of a like-for-like successor.
There’s no shortage of third-party VPN apps on the Play Store, as with anything VPN-related, it’s worth doing your homework on logging policies and server locations before committing to one.
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