Last updated: March 19th, 2026 at 08:32 UTC+01:00
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One UI 8.5 beta build for the Galaxy S24 has been spotted on Samsung's server.
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Samsung debuted its latest version of Android customisation for Galaxy smartphones, One UI 8.5 (Android 16 QPR2), by releasing its beta version for the Galaxy S25 series back in December. Since then, the brand has opened the new software's beta program for the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and the Galaxy Z Flip 7. Now, it looks like the company may expand it to the Galaxy S24 series as well.
On Samsung’s server, a beta firmware for the Galaxy S24 series featuring One UI 8.5 has been spotted (via Tarun Vats). It suggests that the brand may open the One UI 8.5 beta program for the Galaxy S24 lineup as well, and that it may happen very soon.
Samsung already debuted the stable version of One UI 8.5 with the Galaxy S26 series. With that, the brand was expected to start rolling out the stable version of the new software to older devices very soon, and the evidence for that popped up quickly, as we recently spotted the stable build of One UI 8.5 for the Galaxy S25 series.
While Samsung is yet to start rolling out the beta and stable One UI 8.5 updates to eligible devices, the brand has already started testing One UI 9.0. It is based on Android 17 and it brings UI changes and new features. We already got our hands on it, and we have made a video on the upgrades it brings. You can check it out below.
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