Samsung’s Now Bar Will Support Third-Party Apps in Upcoming One UI 8 Update

Samsung has announced that its Now Bar will soon support third-party apps. This was shared during Samsung's recent Unpacked event , where the company revealed the Galaxy Z Fold 7, Z Flip 7, Z Flip 7 FE, and Watch 8 series. All of these new devices run on One UI 8, which brings a new iteration of the Now Bar made to work with apps beyond Samsung's own ecosystem.

Until now, Now Bar has been limited to Samsung's apps and a couple of Google products. Samsung says the Now Bar is "now integrated with more third-party apps," although the company has not yet published a complete list of which apps will be included.

The update can give you access to live information from apps such as delivery tracking, weather, or even boarding passes. This change is likely to make the Now Bar a more effective tool on the lock screen.

Samsung also mentioned that the cover screens on the new Galaxy Z Flip 7 and Flip 7 FE will work with quite a few more apps, not just proprietary widgets, as reported by 9to5Google.

For now, Samsung says that Now Bar will also start to use info from more Samsung and Google apps, with further details expected as the rollout progresses.