Samsung has added a section called Warranty and care to the Settings app on its newest foldables, and it is more useful than the name suggests. Announced on the company’s global newsroom on 18 August, it collects warranty status, on-device diagnostics, repair booking and estimated repair costs into one screen. Samsung says it is available with One UI 9 on the Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, Galaxy Z Fold8 and Galaxy Z Flip8.
What the Warranty and care menu actually does
Open Settings and the entry sits near the top of the list. The screen shows the remaining warranty period for the phone you are holding and whether it is still eligible for Samsung Care+ enrolment, then lists the same details for other Galaxy devices tied to your Samsung account — watches, buds and tablets included. If you have ever tried to work out whether a two-year-old Galaxy Watch is still covered, that consolidation is the genuinely helpful part.
Beneath it sit three things worth knowing about:
- Diagnostics. Samsung says the built-in tool “checks the device — including its battery, charging, sensors, touch response, and connectivity — to help pinpoint the issue and guide users to the next step”. It runs on-device rather than sending you to a service centre to be told the same thing.
- Ask Bixby. You can describe a problem in plain language from within the menu. Samsung’s own example is a user asking, “My battery is draining too fast. What should I do?”
- Request a repair. Books a slot at a Samsung-authorised service centre without a phone call, with remote support available from the same screen if you cannot get to one.
Repair estimates, and the pitch attached to them
The most interesting addition is cost transparency. Select a problem from a list — damaged screen, phone got wet, display separating from the device, back of phone cracked — and Samsung will show an estimated repair cost for the major parts involved.
Getting a number before you commit to a repair is a real improvement, and it is the sort of thing androidpure has wanted from Samsung for a while — the company’s out-of-warranty foldable pricing has been an unpleasant surprise for owners, as our look at the Galaxy Z Fold8 screen repair costs found.
It is worth being clear-eyed about the second half of the feature, though. Samsung’s own description says users can view estimated repair costs “for major parts alongside the cost of the same repair with Samsung Care+”, and that this comparison “helps users weigh their options and decide whether additional protection is worthwhile”. In Samsung’s own screenshots, the warranty screen also carries a Samsung Care+ banner counting down the days left to enrol, with a “Get protection” button next to it.
That is a sales funnel positioned at the exact moment a user is anxious about a cracked screen. It does not make the repair estimate less accurate or less welcome. It does mean the number you are shown arrives paired with a subscription offer, and the comparison is being drawn by the party selling the subscription. Check what Care+ actually costs over its full term, and what the deductible is, before treating the on-screen comparison as neutral advice.
The caveats Samsung puts in the footnotes
- Available features in the Warranty and care menu may differ by country and region.
- Warranty information is shown only for devices registered to a Samsung account — so the multi-device view requires you to have linked them.
- Availability of estimated repair costs may vary by device model or region, so the pricing screen is not guaranteed everywhere.
- Bixby features and supported content vary by country and language.
- Samsung Care+ coverage, service type and promotion details vary by region, and a deductible may apply.
Samsung has not said whether Warranty and care will reach older Galaxy phones as One UI 9 rolls out more widely. The newsroom post describes it strictly as a Z Fold8 Ultra, Z Fold8 and Z Flip8 feature at present.
