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    One UI 7.0’s Now Bar feature also works on AOD

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    Last updated: January 29th, 2025 at 06:23 UTC+01:00

    Now Bar is one of the most impressive features in One UI 7.0. It not only shows information about ongoing activities on your phone but is also visually stunning. It lets you keep track of ongoing activities without unlocking your device. It even works when the phone is in sleep mode.

    Now Bar works in AOD mode

    The Now Bar appears on both the lock screen and the AOD screen. So, whether you are tracking a sports score, a timer, the stopwatch, or exercises in Samsung Health, you can have a look at the relevant information even if your phone goes into sleep mode.

    You can check it out in the images below. The one on the right shows the Now Bar on AOD with wallpaper enabled and the one on the left with wallpaper disabled.

    You can even activate the buttons (if any) on the Now Bar by double-tapping them in the AOD mode. We can confirm that Now Bar works in AOD on the Galaxy S24 series as well.

    If you don't know what Now Bar is, it is a pill-shaped UI element that appears at the bottom of the screen on the lock screen. It displays information about ongoing/live activities on your phone. Apps that are compatible with the Now Bar are the following:

    • Bixby
    • Clock
    • Emergency Sharing
    • Google Maps
    • Google (Sports Score)
    • Interpreter
    • Samsung Health
    • Samsung Notes
    • Voice Recorder

    You can watch how the Now Bar works in our in-depth One UI 7.0 video below.

    Now Bar could integrate with Live Updates in One UI 8.0 (Android 16)

    Android 16 supports Live Updates, a new type of notification class that can display the progress of ongoing activities. For example, it can show how far you've completed your trip on Google Maps or how far your food delivery has reached via Live Updates.

    Samsung will likely integrate Live Updates into Now Bar with the Android 16-based One UI 8.0 update later this year.

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