Samsung looks like it’s about to borrow a page from Google—and even Apple—by rolling out AI-powered notification summaries on Galaxy phones.
According to firmware leaks spotted by SamMobile, Samsung’s upcoming One UI 8.5 update will include a feature that can condense long chats into quick recaps. A pop-up in the leaked build showed the message:
“Your longer conversations can now be summarized to give you quick recaps.”
The example popped up with a WhatsApp notification, hinting that this tool is focused on messaging apps.
How it works
The settings page shows you’ll be able to turn the feature on or off, exclude specific apps if you’d rather not have their notifications summarized, and that the summaries are powered by Google’s AI models—not something homegrown from Samsung.
If this sounds familiar, it should. Google’s been building a similar notification summary feature into Android 16 for Pixel phones, though it hasn’t actually gone live yet. Samsung seems poised to be the first to ship it, debuting in One UI 8.5.
Lessons from Apple’s misstep
Apple already tried something like this with its “Apple Intelligence” rollout. The results? Mixed at best. Summaries were sometimes so inaccurate that Apple ended up disabling the feature for certain apps. Samsung and Google appear to be hedging against that by keeping the feature strictly limited to messaging apps, rather than every notification under the sun.
That doesn’t mean there won’t be hiccups—anyone who’s used Apple’s version has a story about a hilariously wrong summary—but the narrower scope could help avoid the worst-case scenarios.
When to expect it
One UI 8.5 is expected to launch alongside the Galaxy S26 early next year. If the leaks hold true, Galaxy owners may soon get their first taste of AI-generated notification summaries—hopefully with fewer headaches than Apple’s first attempt.
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By: Grant Kennedy
TechNewsCITY Silicon Valley
