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Samsung News adds short-form video to Galaxy devices
Samsung is expanding its curated news app with editor-selected short-form videos, broader publisher coverage and a more personalized feed for Galaxy users.
Samsung is giving its curated news app a broader role on Galaxy devices. The latest Samsung News update combines expanded reporting from major publishers with a new short-form video carousel, creating a feed designed to work for quick updates as well as longer reading.
The change matters because news consumption on phones is increasingly split between headlines, visual clips and deeper articles. Samsung News has traditionally focused on bringing selected stories into one destination. The new update pushes the service further toward an editorially organized feed, with Samsung choosing what appears in the video section while users can still follow topics and signal what they want to see more often.
A video feed built around categories
The headline feature is a short-form video carousel with a daily selection of clips. Samsung says the carousel spans news, finance, sports, lifestyle and entertainment, rather than limiting the experience to a single publisher or subject. The videos are selected by Samsung’s in-house editorial team, which means the feed is intended to provide a filtered starting point instead of simply reproducing a chronological stream.
That distinction gives Samsung News a different position from general-purpose social video apps. The company is presenting the carousel as part of a news destination where short clips sit beside written reporting, not as a replacement for it. Users can move through quick stories when they have only a moment, then open a longer article when a subject deserves more attention.
Samsung says the initial video lineup is powered by PEOPLE, ABC News, Allrecipes, EatingWell, Food & Wine, Byrdie, Travel + Leisure, Entertainment Weekly and USA TODAY. The publisher mix covers breaking news, food, travel, lifestyle and entertainment, giving the carousel a wide range of subjects from its first rollout.
More reporting and more personalization
The update also expands the written side of Samsung News. Curated articles from ABC News, PEOPLE, USA TODAY, The Washington Post and other publishers are now featured alongside sports and financial information supplied through Yahoo Media Group. Samsung describes the result as a personalized destination that brings different formats together without requiring users to switch between several apps.
Personalization is handled through familiar controls. Galaxy users can like content, follow topics and discover new stories based on their interests. Those tools do not turn Samsung News into an open publishing platform; they refine the material surfaced inside Samsung’s curated environment. The editorial layer remains important because Samsung says its own team selects the daily short-form video collection.
That combination could appeal to readers who want more control than a generic headline feed provides, but less work than building a news routine from multiple individual publisher apps. It also gives Samsung a way to make the Galaxy home-screen experience feel more useful between larger phone launches and operating-system updates.
Availability is still regional
Samsung says the updated service is available in English for Galaxy smartphones and tablets from 2023 onward in the United States and Canada. The company also says that additional markets and languages will launch over the coming months. That qualification is important: the announcement describes a current regional rollout, not a worldwide release with identical content everywhere.
The publisher selection, video catalog and available categories may therefore vary as Samsung expands the service. News licensing is generally market-specific, and the company has not presented one universal lineup for every Galaxy user. Readers outside the United States and Canada should check the Samsung News app in their region rather than assume that the same sources or features are already available.
What the update means for Galaxy users
Samsung News is becoming more of a mobile content hub. Its strongest idea is not simply adding video, but placing short-form clips, selected articles, sports information and financial updates in the same feed. For users who want a quick overview during a commute or between tasks, that could reduce the friction of checking several apps.
The trade-off is editorial choice. Because Samsung selects the video carousel and relies on partner publishers, the service is designed around curation rather than unlimited discovery. Users looking for a particular local source, specialist publication or unfiltered stream may still prefer a dedicated news app. Samsung’s announcement also does not promise that every publisher or feature will be available on every compatible device in every market.
For now, the update is best understood as a measured expansion of Samsung News rather than a completely new service. It adds a more visual way to follow current events while keeping written reporting at the center. If Samsung can broaden regional availability without losing the quality of its editorial selection, the app could become a more practical part of the everyday Galaxy experience.