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Samsung One UI is a custom user interface for Samsung Galaxy smartphones that provides navigation, settings, and app design elements.
Information about the changes One UI 9 will bring is relatively scarce, though leaks over the past few months give us some sense of what to expect. The software is expected to bring visual and functional upgrades to the Now Bar, the Gallery app, and widgets on your Galaxy smartphone. Additionally, Samsung Browser will see a couple of upgrades, including support for multiple windows, while changes to the About phone section are also on the cards. These are among the few upgrades that we know about, with more revelations hopefully coming our way in the weeks and months ahead. Related
The first One UI 9 beta for the Galaxy S26 may land soonAt this point, it's anyone's guess as to when Samsung will roll out the One UI 8.5 stable update to older devices. While the Galaxy S25 is the only device supported in the One UI 8.5 beta program, fresh reporting by Tarun Vats indicates that the Galaxy Z Fold 7 has now been added to the list (build ZZC5). The update has seemingly appeared in South Korea and India, with other regions presumably following suit shortly. Related The Galaxy S26 and Pixel 10a prove 2026 will be messy for smartphone buyers Compromises will have to be made Meanwhile, it's unclear when older
Samsung's Galaxy S25 gets yet another One UI 8.5 beta update… One UI 8.5's rollout is almost here Samsung users are reportedly quite frustrated due to a lack of communication from the brand regarding the latest One UI update, with the organization refraining from revealing a release timeline. …
… One UI 8.5 rollout raises more questions than answers While One UI 8.5 is not as big an update as One UI 8, it's still disappointing to see Samsung keep the build exclusive to its flagship for nearly two months. …
… Vats similarly reported the first One UI 8.5 beta's appearance on test servers back in late November . Samsung then officially started the beta rollout for the Galaxy S25 series a couple of weeks later . What can we expect from One UI 9 this summer? …
… Following the rollout of six One UI 8.5 betas for the Galaxy S25, users understandably expected the stable version to drop imminently. Those expectations have now been dashed to some extent, as Samsung has just released yet another One UI 8.5 beta ZZC7 for the Galaxy S25 series, its seventh so far. …
… It's not entirely clear whether this will be the last One UI 8.5 beta before we see a stable update. It's worth noting that previous leaks put the stable rollout around the end of April. The Galaxy S25's stable One UI 8.5 update is expected to arrive on April 30 in Korea. …
… The initial rollout has reportedly started in South Korea with the S24 FE, and a global update rollout is likely to follow soon. This patch includes fixes for 60 Android vulnerabilities and 7 One UI SVE items. …
… Before that, though, the company will launch a One UI 9 beta program for its newest flagship in select countries. And even before that, Samsung will expand the stable rollout of One UI 8.5 to its older Galaxy devices.
… One UI 9 beta may also arrive soon Unlike the S25 lineup, the beta program for Samsung’s 2024 devices likely won’t run as long or as extensively, which should help speed up the stable rollout. …
… Samsung should soon expand the beta rollout to more countries, including the UK, Germany, the US, and Poland. You can join the One UI beta program through the Samsung Members app. …
… Other regions should get access to the firmware sooner rather than later. The company usually expands the update to European countries within a few days of the initial rollout. One UI 8.5 brings several minor UI tweaks alongside functional improvements like AirDrop compatibility for Quick Share. …
