Samsung has allegedly started testing its Android 7-based OS, One UI 9, ahead of its Galaxy users receiving One UI 8.5.

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Samsung Galaxy S26 series ships with One UI 8.5, built on Android 16, but beta testers might soon get early access to Android 17.

Summary: An alleged internal One UI 8 firmware build for the Galaxy S25 Ultra flagship smartphone has surfaced on the company’s Korean firmware database. The new build has appeared after the initial ...

Samsung appears to be laying the groundwork for its next major software update well ahead of schedule, with early signs of One UI 9 development surfacing alongside next-generation foldable hardware ...

The public One UI 8.5 beta testing began earlier this month, and so far, it has remained exclusive to the Galaxy S25 series. However, the brand is internally testing the latest One UI build on ...

While the public One UI 8.5 beta has remained exclusive to the Galaxy S25 series so far, Samsung has been actively testing the latest build internally on other Galaxy devices. In recent weeks, One UI ...