Samsung is working on a Listen Brief button in One UI 8, according to an Android Authority teardown.
This seems to be an audio version of the Now Brief feature, which offers a personalized summary of your morning, afternoon, or evening.
It looks like Samsung could offer play, pause, and stop controls for Listen Brief, along with your choice of text-to-speech engine.
Samsung introduced the Now Brief feature on the Galaxy S25 series back in January, delivering a personalized summary of your day. Now Brief delivers this summary in text form, but it looks like the company is working on a new way to access them.
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We dug into the One UI 8 firmware and discovered that Samsung is working on a “Listen Brief” button. Check out our screenshots of the code snippets below.
Now Brief offers a summary of your morning, afternoon, or evening. This summary includes weather forecasts, upcoming calendar events, traffic updates, and news. However, the “Listen Brief” feature seems to be an audio version of Now Brief, allowing you to get all these details without reading.
One of the screenshots also hints that Listen Brief users can choose between Samsung and Google’s text-to-speech engines. Furthermore, another screenshot suggests that users can pause, play, or stop the audio briefing.
This could be a useful way to get your daily briefing, and I can see it being handy if you’re driving or otherwise preoccupied. It would also be a great addition for visually impaired people or users with different accessibility needs.
In saying so, there are plenty of other ways Samsung can improve this feature. Colleague Joe Maring felt disappointed by Now Brief after using it for a few weeks, noting that it was a glorified news and weather app. Joe specifically called for additions like sports scores, email integration, and package information. So we hope Listen Brief isn’t the only improvement to Now Brief in One UI 8.
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Google Chat could finally get the ability to schedule messages, saving users from opting for third-party workarounds.
Users will be able to set the exact date and time for message delivery, and even view all scheduled messages in one place.
Google is also bringing Gemini features to Google Chat, letting users use the AI digital assistant within conversations.
Gmail comes preloaded on Android flagships, so it’s often the de facto email app for most people since it does the job quite well. Nestled within Gmail is Google Chat, another one of Google’s many messaging apps, but one that not as many people use daily. Google hasn’t forgotten about Google Chat, though, as it is working on the ability to schedule messages and even bring Gemini features to it.
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Scheduling messages within Google Chat
Currently, there is no way to schedule a message within Google Chat. Users have to resort to third-party services as a workaround to schedule a message in the DM. Thankfully, in the Gmail app v2025.04.13 release, we spotted clues that indicate Google is adding a way to schedule messages to send to people.
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<string name="MSG_SCHEDULING_MENU_TITLE">Schedule message</string>
<string name="MSG_SEE_ALL_SCHEDULED_MESSAGES_BUTTON_TEXT">See all scheduled messages</string>
<string name="MSG_X_NUMBER_MORE_SCHEDULED_MESSAGES_GOING_TO_BE_SENT_TO">{COUNT}+ messages scheduled to be sent to {GROUP_NAME}.</string>
<string name="MSG_X_NUMBER_OF_SCHEDULED_MESSAGES_GOING_TO_BE_SENT_TO">{COUNT} messages scheduled to be sent to {GROUP_NAME}.</string>
<string name="MSG_ONE_MESSAGE_SCHEDULED_TO_BE_SENT_BEYOND_THIS_WEEK">Your message will be sent to {GROUP_NAME} on {MONTH_AND_DAY} at {TIME}.</string>
<string name="MSG_ONE_MESSAGE_SCHEDULED_TO_BE_SENT_LATER_IN_THIS_WEEK">Your message will be sent to {GROUP_NAME} on {DAY_OF_WEEK} at {TIME}.</string>
<string name="MSG_ONE_MESSAGE_SCHEDULED_TO_BE_SENT_TODAY">Your message will be sent to {GROUP_NAME} at {TIME}.</string>
<string name="MSG_ONE_MESSAGE_SCHEDULED_TO_BE_SENT_TOMORROW">Your message will be sent to {GROUP_NAME} tomorrow at {TIME}.</string>
As you can see from the strings, users will soon be able to schedule messages for a pre-defined time, day of the week, or specific date. There will be a dedicated section that will also allow users to see all the messages they have scheduled out already, making it easier to make any changes if needed. This ability to schedule messages will remove the need for third-party services to get the same functionality.
Gemini features for Google Chat on mobile
Beyond this, Google is also working on bringing Gemini features for Google Chat, which are already available on the web version.
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While using Gemini in Chat, you can use Gemini to summarize, list action items, or answer specific questions about a conversation you have open.
We managed to activate the feature to give you an early look from within the Gmail mobile app:
You will be able to access Gemini within the Google Chat tab in Gmail for Android by clicking on the Gemini icon in the header bar. Tapping on it will reveal a bottom sheet that has a few recommended actions. If these suggestions don’t work, you can type your prompt in the text box. Either way, Gemini will often suggest more follow-up prompts that users can fall back on to keep the conversation going with the AI until they are satisfied.
You can already use Gemini in Chat on the web to summarize a conversation or file, generate a list of action items, or answer specific questions about that space or conversation. It’s fair to presume that this functionality will also make its way to the Gmail mobile app.
Neither the ability to schedule messages nor Gemini in Chat on mobile is available to users right now. These features may or may not be coming in the future, but given their utility, we hope they do. We’ll keep you updated when we learn more.
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