… Link: Breaking: Samsung starts rolling out stable One UI 8.5 to Galaxy S25 users in the US | https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-galaxy-s25-one-ui-8-5-us-rollout-3665329/ | Android Authority
… One UI 8.5 launched in stable on the Galaxy S26 series earlier this year. Many of Samsung’s older devices are now eligible for a beta program for One UI 8.5; the Galaxy S25 series, for example, is on its eighth One UI 8.5 beta build already. Both One UI 8 and One UI 8.5 are based on Android 16. …
Samsung widely rolling out stable One UI 8.5 update, five months after the beta started Ben Schoon | May 11 2026 - 8:40 am PT | May 11 2026 - 8:40 am PT Samsung has gotten much faster at software updates over the past few years, but One UI 8.5 is an odd case, only now rolling out after over five mo… …
… One UI 9 beta — all the upgrades According to Samsung, the One UI 9 beta has offered "several updates across key areas of the mobile experience." Here are all the upgrades we know about so far. …
… The process changed a bit when One UI 8 was released, and that holds true for One UI 8.5’s program. One UI 8.5 is pre-installed on the Galaxy S26 series and should start rolling out as a stable update to more devices in the not-too-distant future. …
… 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. …
… Samsung’s One UI 8.5 rollout is now picking up serious pace. Just days after the company pushed the stable update to older flagship phones like the Galaxy S25 and the Galaxy S24 series in the US , it is now expanding the release to another major lineup: the Galaxy S23 family and the A56. …
… One UI 8.5 introduces Galaxy AI enhancements like continuous image generation, Now Nudge alerts, and a smarter Bixby. Samsung just began rolling out stable One UI 8.5 to beta testers on the Galaxy S25 series . …
… There’s also a new menu in settings that collects your sideloaded apps into one list, which is handy for those of us who frequent APK Mirror. That’s all, folks … for now Paul Jones / Android Authority As far as major One UI updates go, One UI 9 is pretty light. …
… But that’s not stopping Samsung from testing the next generation of the interface, i.e., One UI 9. Is your Samsung phone getting the One UI 9 upgrade? 861 votes One UI 9 will be based on Android 17 , and Samsung is reportedly already testing it for the Galaxy S26. …