The Now Bar has been around since One UI 7, when it launched with the Galaxy S25 series. Without support for third-party apps, Samsung’s Now Bar has felt like an underbaked lock screen function.

Samsung’s Now Bar Will Support Third-Party Apps in Upcoming One UI 8 Update The update can give users access to live information from apps such as delivery tracking, weather, and boarding passes.

7. On the next page, you can see a list of options to enable, such as Clock, Voice Recorder, Samsung Health, and more. Toggle on the options you want the Now Bar to work with, and you're good to go.

It looks like the Now Bar in Samsung's One UI 8 is getting some amazing updates. If you don't already know what Now Bar is, it is a dynamic lock screen widget first seen in One UI 7.

Google might be gearing up to give Pixel users a smarter lock screen experience—something that feels a lot like Samsung’s Now Bar. A new feature in the works, known internally as Gemini Space ...