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How to turn off Now brief on a Samsung Galaxy (S26, One UI 9)
In short
Open Settings, Lock screen and AOD, Now bar, scroll down and turn off Now brief. On our Galaxy S26 the off switch is there; Galaxy AI, Now brief only sets what the brief shows. Searching Settings for Now brief finds both.
4 of 4 steps show a real screenshot from our Galaxy S26. Each step was checked against the maker's own instructions, linked at the end.
Steps
- 1
Search Settings
Open Settings and tap Search at the bottom. Type Now brief.
- 2
Tap Now brief under Lock screen and AOD
Ours found Now brief twice: under Galaxy AI and under Lock screen and AOD. Tap the one under Lock screen and AOD. Without search: Settings, Lock screen and AOD, Now bar.
- 3
Scroll to Now brief on the Now bar page
The Now bar page lists Live notifications first. Now brief is below them, with a switch.
- 4
Turn off Now brief
Tap the switch so it turns grey. Turn it on again the same way.
If you do not see this option
- Galaxy AI, Now brief has no switch? That page, Now brief settings, picks what goes in the brief: Content to include and Custom cards. It also says Personal data intelligence must be turned on. The off switch is on the Now bar page. Source: Use features with Galaxy AI on your Galaxy phone and tablet
- Not sure you have Now brief? On ours, a Now brief pill with Get today's highlights showed at the bottom of the lock screen. Samsung says Now brief is on select phones with One UI 7 or later. Source: Use features with Galaxy AI on your Galaxy phone and tablet
If this does not work
- Want less in it rather than none? Keep it on and open Settings, Galaxy AI, Now brief, Content to include, and untick what you don't want.
- Search finds several Now brief entries? Ours found four, under Galaxy AI and under Lock screen and AOD, Now bar. Only Lock screen and AOD, Now bar, Now brief has the switch.
- The Now brief card is still on the Home screen? Samsung describes a Now brief widget you can add to the Home screen. A widget stays where it is until you remove it, so touch and hold it and tap Remove if you no longer want it.
- Only want it hidden while locked? Samsung lists a Show Now brief while phone is locked switch in the Now brief settings. Turn that off to keep the brief off the lock screen but available elsewhere.
Good to know
More Galaxy AI settings: how to make Galaxy AI process data only on your Galaxy.
The lock screen while the screen is off: how to turn Always On Display on or off on a Samsung Galaxy.
With Now brief off, the summary pill no longer appears and the brief stops building its daily overview. Samsung says the brief draws on your preferences and location to cover areas such as schedule reminders, travel, health and news, so turning it off also means less of that information is gathered into one card. Your calendar, weather and other apps keep working as before; you just open them yourself. To bring it back, turn the same switch on.
About this guide
- Device
- Android
- Shown on
- Samsung Galaxy S26 (SM-S942N, Korean model), One UI 9, Android 17 (build S942NKSS4BZIG)
- App
- Settings
- Path
- Settings › Lock screen and AOD › Now bar
- Real screenshots
- 4 of 4 steps
- Checked
- October 2026
- Sources
- 1 official, linked below
Sources
Links checked October 2026. Menus and features can change with updates.Spotted a mistake? Menus change with updates, and we want every step to match your screen. Email us about this page or use the contact form. We read every report, and fixes are listed on What changed.
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