Now Brief Shouldn't Be Limited to the S25 Ultra – Bring It to the S24 Ultra Too

[Nikolas9264]

Hi everyone,

One feature that would be a great addition to One UI 7.0 is Now Brief compatibility, but it shouldn't be exclusive to the S25 Ultra. The S24 Ultra is only a year old and more than capable of running this feature, so Samsung should bring it to at least the S24 Ultra as well.

Having a quick, glanceable summary of important information—like upcoming events, weather updates, and notifications—would make the user experience much more seamless and efficient. This kind of feature would be incredibly useful for productivity and convenience, and there’s no reason why older flagship devices should be left out when they have the hardware to support it.

If you agree that Now Brief shouldn’t be locked to just the S25 Ultra, consider posting about it so Samsung sees the demand!

Thanks

[wrongway213]

Agreed, bring Now Brief to the S24 series, especially the S24U!

[Scubadog200]

It's very clear the ONLY reason Samsung is delaying, the only reason they are saying some features won't be coming to the S24U, is to push people to buy the S25U. It is impossible the S24U is incapable of running every single feature.

[Nikolas9264]

I can't tell if you're saying that the S24 Ultra should get all the features or not... Either way, all I'm asking is for some of the more important ones. Obviously they won't add all because no one will buy their new phone but this phone is only 1 year old. They can't just leave us in the past like this.

[userlQcCM1wRc8]

This video really captures what we are experiencing.

https://youtu.be/EccWqS3sjSM?si=x9zWmsxQKXpJlXx-

[Nikolas9264]

Completely agree. Just saw that today.

[wrongway213]

That video honestly makes me think one of two things must happen
1. We make Samsung aware we're not going to put up with this until they reverse course
2. If they won't reverse course entirely on planned obsolescence, we leave for an OEM that values our support and shows it by not pulling this stuff with their flagships (that are likely much less than the $1300 we already paid).

Samsung - you might wanna rethink the way you're handling this before we rethink who to purchase our next phones from. You're not gonna bully us into upgrading to the S25U, but you may very well push us away from ever purchasing another Samsung product if you don't bring your new device features to the S24U.

[Nikolas9264]

Well said

[userlQcCM1wRc8]

Yes, an excellent summary. Samsung's strategy relies on user inertia, similar to Apple's customer base, assuming continued automatic software updates. However, even Apple provides software updates for older devices.

The video also highlighted the negative customer reaction to Samsung withholding features from the S22 Ultra, initially claiming hardware limitations. This led to a reversal by Samsung due to significant user complaints and successful feature porting by the community.

Reports indicate successful One UI 7 installations on the S9 Ultra, functioning without issues. Given Samsung's relatively stagnant RAM and processor upgrades over the past five years, this is not unexpected. If a feature is truly processor-dependent, Samsung must provide demonstrable evidence; otherwise, there's no justifiable reason to restrict the S24 Ultra, S23 Ultra, and even the S22 Ultra from supporting most features. Samsung should abandon its restrictive software approach and focus on creating devices that users desire to upgrade based on genuine improvements and merit.

[userlQcCM1wRc8]

Audio Eraser and updated Drawing Assist also need to come across to the 24U.

Gemini /Bixby multi app.
This sort of already works on the 24U.