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Samsung Rolls Out One UI 8.5 Beta 6 Update

2/28/2026

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Samsung Launches One UI 8.5

Samsung has begun rolling out One UI 8.5 Beta 6 to Galaxy S25 in India, South Korea, and Germany, addressing Beta 5 issues and signaling ongoing software support ahead of the Galaxy S26 launch.
The update fixes Bixby’s wake-up phrase.
It fixes visual glitches in Now Bar cards.
It improves Gallery’s sketch tools and includes approximately 568 MB of download with the latest Android security patch.

Summary

Samsung Fixes UI Issues

Samsung released One UI 8.5 Beta 6, revealing a UI scaling issue in the Notification Panel.
The "Notification settings" button shrinks and shifts position, but remains functional.
Samsung is preparing One UI 8.5 Beta 7, expected next month, to address these issues.
The Beta program began in early December, and users hope the next update will prevent delays to the stable release.

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Samsung Launches One UI 8.5

Samsung has begun rolling out One UI 8.5 Beta 6 to Galaxy S25 in India, South Korea, and Germany, addressing Beta 5 issues and signaling ongoing software support ahead of the Galaxy S26 launch.
The update fixes Bixby’s wake-up phrase.
It fixes visual glitches in Now Bar cards.
It improves Gallery’s sketch tools and includes approximately 568 MB of download with the latest Android security patch.

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