Overview
- Samsung began distributing the One UI 8.5 public beta to Galaxy S25, S25+, and S25 Ultra users in Germany, the UK, India, Korea, Poland, and the US, with sign‑ups through the Samsung Members app.
- One UI 8.5 is based on Android 16 QPR2 and adds Photo Assist with continuous non‑destructive editing, Quick Share 2, Audio Broadcast 3 using Auracast, and Storage Share 4 for cross‑device file access including PCs and TVs.
- Security and productivity updates include a theft protection suite, a Failed Authentication Lock, enhanced settings protection, refined DeX window memory, and improved keyboard and mouse controls.
- The initial rollout does not list the Galaxy S25 Edge, and early reports note that Dual capture and Single Take camera modes are missing from the first beta build for the S25 series.
- Renders discovered inside One UI 8.5, reported by Android Authority, suggest Galaxy S26 codenames M1, M2, and M3 with vertically aligned camera islands and an Ultra model showing two additional external sensors, which remain unconfirmed by Samsung.