Samsung Galaxy users have wanted this alarm feature for years, and One UI 8 finally delivers

Samsung’s One UI 8 update is currently rolling out in beta for the Galaxy S25 series, and while most of the focus tends to be on flashy new features, there are also some small but helpful changes. One of those is a quiet upgrade to the way alarm groups work, which could make life easier for anyone who uses several alarms throughout the day.

Alarm groups were first introduced in One UI 7. The idea was simple: instead of turning individual alarms on and off one by one, users could bundle them into a group and control them all at once. This was useful for things like managing different wake-up times on weekdays and weekends. But the feature had some limitations. For example, if you had already created an alarm and later decided it should be part of a group, there was no easy way to move it. Tapping the plus button inside a group would only create a new alarm, not add an existing one.

With One UI 8, that problem has been addressed. You can now tap the plus icon in an alarm group and choose between creating a new alarm or selecting one you’ve already set up. It’s a simple fix, but one that saves time and avoids the need to redo alarms from scratch.