Samsung began testing the new superstructure in December One UI 8.5 and everything was going more than well. Two more followed beta version, but then the whole process got stuck. There was a pause of several weeks, which Samsung did not explain in any way. There was speculation that it had found a serious nestsystem's ability. The process is already underway, but we still don't know the exact release schedule. One UI 8.5 for individual models Galaxy. And there may be a risk that the scenario with the issuance will be repeated One UI 7.
The first mobile phones to get a superstructure One UI 8.5, they will Galaxy S26, Galaxy S26+ a Galaxy S26 UltraSamsung introduced them on February 25th, pre-orders are underway and they will officially hit stores March 11. Back then One UI 8.5 officially enters the facility Galaxy. At first glance, everything is according to plan and there is no visible delay. But it might happen.
This could be due to problems with beta testing, where there was a wait of several weeks One UI 8.5 Beta 4. Everything was tested on models of the series Galaxy S25, which are supposed to be the second in line. According to initial speculation, they were One UI 8.5 get it still in March, but Samsung is still silent about them. And the clock is ticking. They could arrive in the first half of April, but that's already a 14-day delay, which will only add to the delay for other models.
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One UI 9 is already in development
Samsung has not officially announced when owners of mobile phones and tablets will be able to Galaxy will receive a new superstructure. He only vaguely indicated that it would be in the first half of 2026, which is quite logical. Let's just hope that the debacle like the one with One UI 7The older build brought a lot of changes, but the implementation was incredibly slow. It took 9 months and the latest supported models are One UI 7 paradoxically only received after the official presentation One UI 8. And of course, users were furious.
The South Korean giant has repaired its reputation in the spread One UI 8, which was quick, smooth and took place within a few months. The same smoothness was expected for One UI 8.5, because it is not a groundbreaking superstructure and does not bring many new features. After all, it is still based on Android 16. But I am already afraid that Samsung will not keep up. Meanwhile, Google should release Android 17 in June and Samsung should then introduce it in July One UI 9There's not much time left, but hope dies last, so Samsung can still surprise. And I just hope so.
