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TL;DR Samsung plans to expand its Now Brief feature to TVs and Family Hub refrigerators.
If the feature is set up in advance, it will activate when you approach the TV, touch the refrigerator screen, or open and close the refrigerator door.
The company is also rolling out “Call to Care,”a feature that lets you check the status of someone with a phone call.
Now Brief, the tool that summarizes your daily schedule, news, tasks, and more, made its debut on the Galaxy S25 series last year. Since then, it has rolled out across the Galaxy family. However, it looks like Samsung isn’t content with keeping Now Brief on its phones alone. The feature will soon move beyond the company’s handsets and into your living room and kitchen.
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Today, Samsung announced that it’s preparing Now Brief to deliver its personalized briefing services throughout your home. The tech giant doesn’t reveal when, but says the feature will soon roll out to Samsung TVs launched in 2024 or later. On top of that, Now Brief will also be coming to Family Hub refrigerators launched in 2021 or later. Samsung warns that the availability of this rollout will depend on the product, model, region, and each product’s Over The Network (OTN) software update schedule.
When it arrives, you won’t have to manually launch Now Brief to use it. The firm states that if you set it up in advance, Now Brief will be automatically triggered when you approach your TV, touch the refrigerator screen, or open and close the refrigerator door.
Additionally, the expanded experience will allow you to stay up-to-date on home device status, energy usage, and sleep status. It can also be used to track home security updates based on door locks, door sensors, and security mode, your parents’ daily activity updates, and dog-walking information.
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