Samsung’s One UI 8.5 beta is here, and it brings several cool updates and new features that make using your Galaxy phone even easier. Two of the Now Bar enhancements of One UI 8.5 are the improved flashlight feature and the new look for YouTube recommendations in the Now Brief widget.

The latest major update arrives with changes for the flashlight. In the past, the flashlight was hidden in the quick settings, and sometimes it was easy to forget it was on. Now, with One UI 8.5, a “torch on” icon appears right in the Now Bar at the top of your screen.

This new change means you’ll always know when the flashlight is active. Also, a “Torch on” card shows up in the Now Brief widget, which makes it simple to turn the flashlight off instantly without searching through settings.

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Moreover, the update also enhances the YouTube recommendations in the Now Brief widget. Previously, YouTube videos were shown in a small vertical list that looked small. In the new update, Samsung has switched to a horizontal carousel layout.

This new layout gives you more space and makes it easier to swipe through video recommendations. This update also gives the YouTube feed a cleaner, more modern look.

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Aside from these changes, Samsung’s One UI 8.5 Beta update arrives with several other improvements, including the revamped interface, smarter widgets, more customization options, better security tools, and more. Currently, the One UI Beta Program is only live for the Galaxy S25 series and could expand to more latest devices soon.

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Samsung is improving its Always On Display feature with a Now Bar fix. The development comes days after the One UI 8.5 Beta kicked off. Samsung is rolling out a Now Bar fix to its Always On Display app with a new update.

Always On Display is a widely used feature on Android and Apple devices. It requires the device to have an OLED screen. Leveraging the technical characteristics, the feature offers battery-efficient information at a glance.

With the latest update, Samsung has improved the AoD function. The release applies a “Now Bar Memory” fix to enhance performance. The experience-ruining glitch will no longer cause you a headache with Samsung AoD.

Samsung phones allow Now Bar to appear in Always On Display mode. It’s a power-saving way to stay updated with real-time info through Now Bar. The pill restricts its visuals and limits the view to just the necessary components.

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Open Galaxy Store > Menu and hit the Updates menu. A new page will open, and you will have a list of apps that can be updated. Tap on the “update” icon, aligned next to the app’s icon and label, to install the latest version.

The rollout has just started, and the scope of this update seems limited. Devices running One UI 8.5 Beta are apparently the only qualifying candidates. Samsung will hopefully offer necessary improvements to One UI 8 devices as well.

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