Latest Galaxy S26 beta update comes with plenty of goodies from the Fold 8

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Samsung just rolled out One UI 9 Beta 7 to the Galaxy S26 series with a mysterious “Added new AI features” entry in the changelog. While the company remains tight-lipped, we’ve found that the update introduces several new features, including My FanCam, Call Brief, a Custom Card for Now Brief, and Search and Finder options on the home screen.

Starting with the most notable change, you will see the new Google Search and Finder widgets right on your home screen if you previously had the Finder widget there. Samsung now lets you choose one, both, or none, as spotted previously .

This is a good way to clean up your home screen, as you can now remove the dedicated Google Search bar if you want, without losing any functionality. You can locate the option in Settings > Home screen > Show search on Home screen .

The update also brings Call Brief functionality to the Galaxy S26. The feature was introduced on the One UI 9 stable release on the Galaxy Z8 foldables.

Call Brief automatically surfaces relevant information like calendar events, reminders, emails, and more directly on your screen while you are in the middle of a call, saving you from going hunting for it. The feature can be found in the Phone app by tapping the three-dot menu button in the top right, then navigating to Settings > Call settings > Call Brief .

One UI 9 Beta 7 for the Galaxy S26 series also brings Custom Card functionality to Now Brief, which was recently made available to the Galaxy S26 FE with its One UI 9 stable release (at launch).

With Custom Cards, users can generate up to three cards that appear in Now Brief to suit their needs. Users can type out a text description of what they want the card to display from Weather, Health, and Video subjects. You can also choose from the available chips.