… The updates used to launch in Germany first, but the consumer tech giant has now switched to benefitting its home market first. Even then , not long ago Samsung devices got yet another One UI 8.5 beta, with it debuting in Korea, Germany, and the U.K.
… While One UI 8.5 is yet to expand to other Galaxy flagships, it has already begun internally testing Android 17-based One UI 9. The first Android 17-based One UI 9 firmware has been spotted on Samsung's servers. …
… In theory, this allows the company to roll out new OS updates faster and more frequently to its devices. However, that has not exactly been the case. While Samsung quickly released One UI 8 following Android 16’s launch, One UI 8.5 arrived at least a few months later than expected. …
… 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. …
… The Galaxy Z Fold 7, Flip 7, and other Galaxy devices in the One UI 8.5 beta program should receive new beta builds soon as well. All this indicates that Samsung is gearing up to push One UI 8.5 to the public sooner rather than later. …
… According to Vats, the build is now rolling out in the US, Korea, Germany, the UK, and India. In addition to the Galaxy S25 series, new One UI 8.5 beta builds also seem to be dropping for older Samsung devices and foldables. …
… Related The One UI 8.5 setting that finally fixed my Galaxy's most annoying quirk One UI 8.5 has a fix so good it feels like Samsung has been holding out on us Through the QuickStar module in Good Lock, Galaxy owners running One UI 8.5 now have unprecedented control over their Quick Settings menu. …
… Best of all, this release on the S25 could mean other, older handsets in the first wave of upgrades could also receive updates soon. One UI 8.5 is a massive and long-awaited upgrade for many of Samsung's phones One UI 8.5 is now landing on S25 phones in the US. …
… Based on how Samsung managed the One UI 7 updates for older flagships last year, some of these devices may have to wait until April to get One UI 8.5. …
… Just today, we saw the beta update roll out to more devices , covering a wide range of notable Samsung flagship phones from the past. Naturally, Samsung is one step ahead, working on its One UI 9 update that will be based on Android 17. …