One UI 9.5's PlayOn feature lets you keep up with games without opening them

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Samsung’s PlayOn Agent for One UI 9.5 is an AI companion that pulls game-related info into system apps instead of keeping it inside each game.

It can surface in-game chat in Samsung Messages, save gaming contacts in Samsung Contacts, and show events and rewards in Now Brief cards and widgets.

The feature also supports multiple game accounts and profiles from one hub, with a chosen active character for each game.

Samsung is preparing several new features for One UI 9.5, some of which have leaked over the past few weeks. Now, we have come across a new agentic AI feature that lets you keep up with your favorite titles and in-game friends without actually opening a game.

PlayOn Agent is a system-level AI companion developed by Samsung to bridge the gap between mobile games and stock One UI apps. Rather than keeping interactions, achievements, events, rewards, and friend lists locked inside individual game clients, the new feature pulls them directly into your daily apps.

For example, you won't need to launch a game just to check messages from friends and teammates. PlayOn Agent brings in-game chat directly into Samsung Messages, letting you reply to messages and coordinate raid plans even when the game is closed.

It also syncs and stores your gaming friends in Samsung Contacts, so you can reach out to them without needing their personal phone numbers. The Contacts app will have a dedicated PlayOn section.

Samsung PlayOn One UI 9.5 Introduction Splash Screen

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Introduction screen for the PlayOn feature

Samsung PlayOn One UI 9.5 In-Game Friends Chats Messages

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PlayOn brings in-game messages to the Messages app on Galaxy phones

PlayOn Agent integrates with Samsung's Now Brief as well, bringing live game data into easy-to-read cards. It surfaces in-game events, limited-time login rewards, daily quests, and personalized updates right on your lock screen and home screen widgets.

Samsung PlayOn One UI 9.5 Introduction Messages Calendar Now Brief Integration

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Introduction of PlayOn's Calendar, Messages, and Now Brief integration

Samsung PlayOn One UI 9.5 In-Game Event Rewards Now Brief

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In-game events and rewards will show up in Now Brief via PlayOn

Finally, if you juggle multiple gaming accounts, PlayOn Agent lets you link several titles and profiles under one hub and choose which in-game character is active for each game.

You can check PlayOn's introduction in our video below.

Asif Iqbal Shaik - Senior Editor

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Asif is a computer engineer turned technology journalist. He has been using Samsung phones since 2004, and his current smartphone is the Galaxy S23 Ultra. He loves headphones, mechanical keyboards, and PC hardware. When not writing about technology, he likes watching crime and science fiction movies and TV shows.

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One UI 9.5's PlayOn feature lets you keep up with your games without opening them

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