Samsung prepares a key improvement for One UI 8.5: prioritize notifications so that important notices are not hidden among less relevant notifications. Based on the first clues, you will be able to mark specific applications as priority and the system will organize the notification panel accordingly, based on artificial intelligence to understand what should appear at the top. It is a change that may seem like a minor change, but it is very useful if you receive a lot of messages, emails and reminders on your mobile.
For now we are talking about a function in testing phase within internal versions of firmware of One UI 8.5 (based on Android 16), so the final rollout could vary depending on the model and region. The leaked description mentions an option called “Prioritize notifications” that ensures that “those that may be important will appear above the rest.” The key is that the processing would be carried out on the device itself, reducing dependence on the cloud and taking care of privacy.
What “Prioritize notifications” will bring in One UI 8.5
The novelty would combine two approaches: on the one hand, manual controls to assign priority to specific apps (for example, your work email app or your main messaging app); on the other, an intelligent reorganization that learns from your use to show first the notices that you tend to attend to most. If we add to this the recent improvements in Android 16 notifications, the result should be a panel notably more useful and less chaotic.
The prioritization fits with other One UI 8.5 tests related to notifications, with AI-generated summaries condensing long notices, especially useful in long chats or bulletins. Overall, Samsung aims to reduce noise without losing context: You'll see what's most important first. If a notice is too long, the system will display a shortened version. All this with the possibility of adjusting what applications will be able use these functions.
When will Samsung phones arrive?
If the usual cadence is maintained, One UI 8.5 will arrive first to the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra and to the rest of the range, and later it will reach recent models within Samsung's update cycle. As this is a feature in development, it is possible that it will debut through a beta and is polished with user comments. Remember that the name and location of the setting may change or even delay its release if Samsung decides to fine-tune it longer before releasing it to everyone.
One more step towards truly useful notification management
Notification management has been, for years, the Achilles heel of the modern mobile phone. With “Prioritize Notifications,” One UI 8.5 takes a sensible step: less noise, more signal. We remain to see how accurately the AI gets it right when sorting notifications and what level of granular control Samsung offers (per contact, per channel within each application, per schedule). Would you like to try it now on your Samsung Galaxy or do you prefer a classic panel without so much automation? What do you think? We read you in the comments.
