Hadlee Simons / Android Authority
TL;DR Samsung Now Brief in One UI 8 can recommend Spotify playlists and YouTube videos.
In One UI 8.5, those Spotify suggestions should include more seasonal and time-of-day playlists.
YouTube recommendations are finally becoming personalized if you share your data with Now Brief.
We first got access to both the Now Bar and Now Brief with the release of the Galaxy S25 and One UI 8 earlier this year. Beyond giving you a summary of your day, and access to a little news, the Now Brief has also dipped its toe in media recommendations, pointing you to Spotify playlists you might enjoy, or YouTube clips worth checking out. And now as we’ve been digging through early One UI 8.5 leaks, we’ve identified some ways those should be getting even better.
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Let’s start with YouTube, as that’s been a particular pain point for many Now Brief users. Comments on Samsung’s community forums have complained about a seeming lack of personalization to YouTube clips highlighted by Now Brief — sure, you might still like them, but they haven’t felt super targeted. Well, it looks like Samsung’s working to fix that:
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Not only do we find text strings that show Now Brief communicating that its YouTube recommendations are based on the user’s likes, but we also have these strings from where the app will request permission to track your likes in the first place.
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