Samsung One UI 8.5 anticipated to debut with AI-driven notification summaries

Users will be able to customise their notifications with One UI 8.5
An undated image. — Samsung Global Newsroom
An undated image. — Samsung Global Newsroom

Samsung is apparently planning to add AI-powered notification summaries to its Galaxy phones, which could greatly improve the user experience on its devices.

SamMobile found leaked firmware of the upcoming One UI 8.5 update, which claims that the feature will allow users to get brief summaries of long group chats and conversations.

With the help of Google's AI models, the notification summaries feature should be able to quickly summarise users' notifications by condensing lengthy messages and group discussions.

The feature is described in a pop-up notification that says, "Your longer conversations can now be summarised to give you quick recaps."

Users will have the option to exclude particular apps from notification summaries and toggle the feature on or off in the settings menu. Users will be able to customise their notifications to suit their own tastes thanks to this degree of control.

Moreover, the users of Samsung phones will probably benefit greatly from the release of AI-powered notification summaries on Galaxy phones, which will enable them to keep up with their conversations more effectively.

The limitation of the feature to messaging apps might also reduce errors, which were a significant problem with Apple's notification summary implementation.

This feature is said to be part of One UI 8.5, which is anticipated to launch with the Galaxy S26 series early next year.

The incorporation of AI-powered features, such as notification summaries, is anticipated to become more crucial in improving the user experience as the smartphone market develops.

This comes after Apple's own implementation of notification summaries, which occasionally produced erroneous summaries and drew criticism.

Samsung might be able to steer clear of similar pitfalls and provide a more efficient and user-friendly experience by taking a cue from Apple's experience and limiting the feature to messaging apps.