Samsung Galaxy S24 inches towards the next big One UI update

Earlier today, Samsung started wider rollout of the stable One UI 8.0 update for the Galaxy S24 series. Devices in Europe have started getting the new update. Now, devices in the Galaxy S24 series have started inching towards the next big One UI update.

One UI 8.5 update for Galaxy S24+ spotted

It appears that the South Korean firm has started testing One UI 8.5 internally for the Galaxy S24 series, as an internal build of the software has been spotted on its servers. A firmware file with version S926BXXU9DYIA was spotted for the Galaxy S24+. It could soon start similar testing for other Galaxy S24 series phones.

An internal One UI 8.5 build was leaked recently, and we managed to install it on our Galaxy S25 Ultra. You can check out all its new features and UI design changes in our video below.

The new software brings a slightly newer UI design language, featuring more compact tab bars at the bottom of some stock apps. It also brings a completely customizable Quick Panel, improved Settings search, S Beam-like Quick Share functionality, multiple AI model options, and some changes to Auto Blocker, among other things.

One UI 8.5 is based on Android 16 and will likely debut with the Galaxy S26 series in early 2026.

Asif Iqbal Shaik - Senior Editor

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Asif is a computer engineer turned technology journalist. He has been using Samsung phones since 2004, and his current smartphone is the Galaxy S21 Ultra. He loves headphones, mechanical keyboards, and PC hardware. When not writing about technology, he likes watching crime and science fiction movies and TV shows.

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