As we expected, Samsung has reopened the beta programthis time for One UI 8.5. After weeks of watching builds move around the servers, the launch of the open user beta has finally gone live.
Beta version only for some countries
As with the previous public betas for One UI 7 and One UI 8, One UI 8.5 will be a high-end program, while exclusively on the Galaxy S25 and will only be available in select countries. The usual, wow: South Korea, India, USA, UK, Germany and Poland.
Participation in it can be declared from yesterday, December 8as always, through members of Samsung.
What’s new in One UI 8.5
In terms of news, the first thing to clarify is that One UI 8.5 does not work on the new version of Android, it remains on Android 16, so the changes should not be as deep as the current version, although they will be significant and will also improve the user experience.
In terms of upcoming events, Samsung tells us in its announcement:
- What’s new in content creation. Samsung promises easier image creation Photo Assistwhich allows you to continuously create and edit photos, then review all changes after the entire process is complete and decide which ones to keep and which ones to discard.
- It will also be easier to share content Quick exchangewhich will identify those present in the photos and offer to send them to them themselves.
- News in connection. Con Audio broadcastSamsung wants to make communication between compatible devices easier with LE Audio and Auracast. Thanks to this feature, you can send audio through the microphone of your Galaxy, which will be very useful during social gatherings, events or excursions.
- Con Share of memory Our files can be accessed from other devices such as Galaxy Tab, Galaxy Book, Samsung TV… This will be the easiest way to access photos, videos and other types of files when we are at home.
- Also one UI 8.5 strengthens security with features like Protection against theft which adds more layers of protection, such as Failed Authentication Lock, which automatically locks the screen if we have tried to access the phone too many times without success using our face, PIN or fingerprint.
Which Galaxy will be able to update
As for the devices on which it can be installed, Samsung has not yet offered an official list, but as we mentioned a few days ago, just by looking at the years of updates that Samsung guarantees for its current smartphones, we can get an idea of what the list is:
Series S
Z series
Series A
Galaxy Tab
Currently, these are some of the changes that Samsung has announced, although we know that there is an avalanche of improvements to the UI graphics and animations to come. And I’m sure we’ll continue to discover new features and capabilities almost daily over the coming months. Only We need to know the date when we can install One UI 8.5 on our devices. Let’s hope it’s very soon.
Images | Manu Garcia
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