Last updated: March 19th, 2026 at 12:16 UTC+01:00
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It results in more reliable and faster fingerprint recognition.
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We recently got our hands on Samsung’s first internal One UI 9.0 build for the Galaxy S26 Ultra. However, the company is yet to roll out the stable One UI 8.5 (Android 16 QPR2) update to many older Galaxy devices. In fact, we’re still discovering the new features that One UI 8.5 brings, and now, we’ve spotted another one.
One UI 8.5 introduces a new fingerprint-related option called ‘Improve accuracy.' As the name suggests, it rescans your fingerprint to improve the recognition accuracy (via SammyFans). This should make fingerprint recognition more reliable and faster, reducing device unlock times and speeding up fingerprint authentication across the system, including in third-party apps.
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One UI 8.5 fingerprint settings – Source: Asif Shaik / SamMobile
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One UI 8.5 fingerprint editing – Source: Asif Shaik / SamMobile
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One UI 8.5's Improve Fingerprint Accuracy option – Source: Asif Shaik / SamMobile
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One UI 8.5 fingerprint accuracy improvement – Source: Asif Shaik / SamMobile
You can find this option by going to Settings > Security and privacy > Screen lock and biometrics > Fingerprints on a Galaxy device. Now, tap any of the registered fingerprints and select Improve accuracy. Once you do that, your Galaxy phone will scan your fingerprint ten times to enhance the recognition accuracy.
Currently, this feature seems to be available only in the stable version of One UI 8.5. As such, this new option is available only for the Galaxy S26 series for now. Samsung is expected to start rolling out the stable One UI 8.5 update in the next few weeks, but we will have to wait and see if the company will bring this feature to existing devices.
I’m a computer science engineer living in Hyderabad, India, who has a keen interest in automobiles and consumer electronics. My journalism career kicked off in 2017 with MySmartPrice where I wrote news, features, buying guides, and explanatory articles about technology among other things, and reviewed many products, including smartphones, tablets, laptops, PC components, smartwatches, audio devices, wearables, and smart home products. Since then, I have worked for 91Mobiles, Apple, and Onsitego, before finally landing on SamMobile.
