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Samsung One UI 8.5 Update: Fans are eagerly waiting for the stable One UI 8.5 update, expected to arrive with the Galaxy S26 series.

I went off the official path and still landed on a Windows install I’d recommend.

One UI changed the game when it was released toward the end of 2018. Gone was the sluggish, bloated Android skin that Samsung users were used to up to that point. Aside from performance, One UI ...

Four of the best Good Lock modules aren’t working properly on the One UI 8.5 beta. Home Up and QuickStar refuse to open, while LockStar and NotiStar have also lost some features. Samsung’s Good Lock ...

After a small-ish Android 16 update, One UI 8.5 is now available in beta for select Samsung smartphones – here are some of the biggest and best new features. Over the past couple of years, Samsung has ...

One UI 8.5 beta, based on Android 16, is now live for the Galaxy S25 series in select regions. Join via the Samsung Members app and download the 4GB update to try new Photo Assist upgrades, smarter ...

This new update is not all good news. Samsung has released its long-awaited One UI 8.5 beta for the Galaxy S25, “introducing new and easier ways to create, connect and stay safe.” And while the latest ...

Samsung launched the One UI 8.5 Beta for the Galaxy S25 series, offering a preview of Android 16 features. The update introduces Storage Share for cross-device file access and a new Theft Protection ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. There are too many ads on Android. Period. But there is also a very ...