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TL;DR
- Samsung’s One UI 9 can now bring weekly weather forecast in brief.
- The leaked screenshots show a seven-day forecast with fluctuations and weather icons.
- The photos also suggest that Samsung is testing new themes for weather cards.
Samsung’s Now Brief is a cool concept, but not everyone is convinced yet. In fact, a Android Authority The author recently called it “nothing but a glorified weather and news app, and a bad app at that” in his less-than-favorable assessment. The latest One UI 9 leak suggests that Samsung is at least trying to improve the weather aspect of the app.
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according to saimiguruIt appears that Samsung is testing a weekly weather forecast inside Now Brief for One UI 9. Right now, the feature only gives you a quick look at the current day before sending you to Weather.com for the full forecast. Based on screenshots shared with the outlet, that could change this coming week, with live briefings being shown inside.
As the leaked images show, they appear to be creating a full weekly forecast in Now Brief itself, with daily fluctuations and a weather icon, rather than just showing today’s conditions. For a feature that is, by its nature, at a glance, this would be a fairly obvious and practical use of space.
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It looks like Samsung is also playing with the weather card theme. The screenshots show a few different layouts, as well as different background styles ranging from lighter tones of the day to darker tones of the evening. This gives the whole thing a little more personality, although it’s still unclear whether those views change with the weather, time of day, or something else.
One UI 9 is still some time away, and since these changes appear to be being tested under the hood, there’s no guarantee they’ll reach the stable release. Still, they may be enough to give Now Briefs an extra weather widget on your home screen.
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