Samsung is set to add a dedicated birthday feature to its Contacts app in One UI 9.5, designed to surface past, today and upcoming birthdays and to offer shortcuts for sending cards and gifts.
A teardown of the Samsung Contacts app found code referencing a new birthdays section that will clearly show Past, Today and Upcoming entries. The existing Contacts app already lets users save birthdays for individual contacts, but it does not highlight whose birthday is today or coming soon.
Samsung Contacts birthday hub explained
The updated Contacts app will include shortcuts that let users send birthday cards and gifts directly from within the app. It will also add a birthday sharing option: after setting your birthday in your profile, you will be able to share it with your contacts, who will then see your birthday when they open your contact information in the app.
The birthday features uncovered in the teardown are expected to be introduced with the One UI 9.5 update to the Samsung Contacts app.
