Last updated: May 21st, 2026 at 12:21 UTC+02:00
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The phone's users can now experience a new user interface and additional features.
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Abhijeet Mishra / SamMobile
Usually, Samsung offers a new version of One UI for Galaxy smartphones first to new and high-end devices, such as Galaxy Z and Galaxy series, and then to older and more affordable models, including Galaxy A, Galaxy M, and Galaxy F lineups. Similarly, the brand offers the update first in its home country, and a few days later, starts rolling it out in other regions. With One UI 8.5, however, the brand is taking things differently.
The company is offering the new software to devices across various lineups and price segments, as well as in South Korea and other countries simultaneously. To that extent, the tech giant has now started rolling out the stable version of One UI 8.5 for the Galaxy A36 globally, with India and Turkey among the first to get it. The update is 2,574.54MB in size and carries firmware A366BXXU9CZDD (via Tarun Vats).
Samsung may release the stable One UI 8.5 update for the Galaxy A36 in other countries in the next few hours, or at most, the next few days. To check its availability in your region, go to Settings > Software update > Download and install. One UI 8.5 brings visual changes in a few places and additional features.
As for the updated user interface, you will see a floating bar at the bottom of most third-party apps, as well as a more customisable Quick Settings panel. Coming to the new features, the support for Apple AirDrop is being seen as the most exciting and useful one. You can check out the complete list of new features here.
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.
