Samsung to roll out AI notification summaries in next Galaxy update


Samsung AI notification summaries

WEB DESK: Samsung seems to be taking another swing at artificial intelligence in smartphones, this time with a feature that tries to make your chaotic messaging life a little easier.

According to leaked firmware spotted by SamMobile, the upcoming One UI 8.5 update will bring AI notification summaries to Galaxy phones. The feature showed up in early builds as a small pop-up that read: “Your longer conversations can now be summarised to give you quick recaps.”

In other words, if you’re part of a WhatsApp group that refuses to stop buzzing, your phone might soon give you a neat little digest instead of endless scrolls of chatter.

Powered by Google’s AI

The leak suggests Samsung isn’t going it alone here. A settings menu buried in One UI 8.5 shows that Google’s AI models are powering the feature. The menu also reveals that users will be able to toggle summaries on or off, and even exclude specific apps if they don’t want them included. Importantly, the feature seems limited to messaging apps, which might save it from some of the pitfalls seen elsewhere.

That’s a deliberate choice, because Apple tried something very similar not too long ago and, well, it didn’t go so smoothly. With iOS 18’s “Apple Intelligence” push, notification summaries often went hilariously wrong, misreading conversations or producing wildly inaccurate recaps. Apple had to quietly disable the feature for some apps after the backlash.

Samsung, paired with Google’s approach, looks to be taking a safer route. By narrowing the focus to messaging, it avoids misinterpreting banking alerts, flight notifications or any sensitive app content. Whether it actually works better in practice is something users will have to wait and see.

Long teased, now arriving

Interestingly, this isn’t the first time Samsung has been linked to AI notification summaries. Rumours swirled last year that One UI 7 would debut the feature, but that never materialised. Now, with One UI 8.5, it finally looks set to make its appearance.

The update is expected to arrive alongside the Galaxy S26 in early 2026, though Samsung hasn’t officially confirmed anything yet. Until then, Galaxy users can only watch the leaks roll in and hope that, unlike Apple, Samsung gets it right the first time.

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