One UI 9.5 could bring more functional Bixby widgets

Just a few weeks ahead of the expected One UI 9.5 Beta Program launch, a deluge of leaks has offered an early look at Samsung's next major software update, detailing its new features and UI design changes. Bixby is among the apps set to receive significant upgrades, and we have discovered that it will introduce more functional home screen widgets.

Bixby will offer three widgets in One UI 9.5, matching One UI 9.0. However, two of those widgets (2×2 and 4×2) now include a camera shortcut, allowing users to quickly snap a photo and ask visual questions about it. The keyboard icon in the older widget has been replaced with a text box, which seems more logical.

Icons on the new widgets have switched from a gradient fill design to linear iconography.

The larger 4×2 widget also adds a shortcut to upload files stored on the device. This makes it easier to query long documents and PDFs, summarize content, analyze data, and handle tasks typically associated with AI assistants like ChatGPT and Gemini.

You can see all three widgets in both Light and Dark modes in the screenshots below.

Beyond widgets, Bixby itself is gaining several major features. Most notable is Bixby Actions, an AI agent capable of executing complex routines in the background. You can schedule it to run specific actions daily or at set intervals. It will also remember your preferences over time and integrate directly with Samsung's upcoming Memory app.