Overview
- Leaked internal builds show 3D-style stock app icons and thicker status bar indicators, signaling a broader visual polish.
- A newer build adds a narrower, floating, white-tinted search bar in the app drawer, replacing the previous wide, wallpaper-tinted field.
- The Phone app gains a floating bottom tab bar and card-style favorites, reflecting a cleaner layout seen in recent screenshots.
- Forbes, citing SamMobile, reports Samsung plans a One UI 8.5 beta later this year and an official debut with the Galaxy S26 in February 2026.
- Reporting points to privacy and security additions such as Google’s automatic call screening, a temporary Auto Blocker disable option, and other protections, though some items remain unconfirmed or could require new hardware.