The fix supposedly comes not as part of the existing One UI 7 but Samsung’s next platform upgrade — One UI 8 based on Android 16. An account by the username @Gamer0mega on social media X shared a video preview of Now Bar in action. Instead of the inner screen, the clip shows Now Bar running on the cover screen of a Galaxy Z Flip 6 or Flip 5.

Early One UI 8 leaks reveal smoother app closing animations and the potential for the Now Bar to function on Galaxy Z Flip cover screens.

Samsung announced its flagship smartphones in the form of the Galaxy S25 series at the beginning of the year and during the event, it also teased the super slim Galaxy S25 Edge that is expected to appear sometime in May.