The Now Bar is a feature revealed for the One UI 7 operating system upgrade that Samsung teased in December. It appears similar to Apple's Dynamic Island feature, using various live widgets (timers, playback, translations, etc) hosted in a a pill-shaped interface.

On January 22, Samsung will host its biannual Galaxy Unpacked Event where the company will announce its new line of 2025 Galaxy S smartphones. This is also when preorders go live. In advance of the event, you can place a reservation online in order to get some early bird perks if you end up placing a preorder. These include:

Samsung is prepared to launch the Galaxy S25 and hopefully more on Jan. 22. Here are the strongest rumors about potential upgrades to its flagship phones.

The price increase on the Galaxy S25 series is practically a fact. Now, a report from a South Korean outlet supports the rumors about a price increase on the Galaxy S25 series. Th