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Samsung One UI 9 Beta Boosts Security, Blocks USB

5/15/2026

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Samsung Adds Security

Samsung released the One UI 9 beta for the Galaxy S26 series, adding a Security Report dashboard to Auto Blocker showing blocked app installs weekly and a monthly trend view.
Auto Blocker now fully blocks USB connections to a locked phone, beyond One UI 8.5's command-only blocking.
Samsung says the upgrades improve visibility and data-access protection and will appear in the stable One UI 9 release expected in July 2026.

Summary

Samsung Expands UI

One UI 9 beta launched May 13 2026 for S26 owners in South Korea, Germany, United Kingdom and United States.
Wave adds India and Poland May 26 2026, expanding to six markets.
Build (ZZEF) exceeds 3.6 GB for Ultra model and includes May 2026 security patch.
Samsung will unveil stable One UI 9 at July 22 2026 Unpacked event in London.
Stable release will later reach devices from Galaxy S25 series to A, M, F and Tab models.

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Samsung Enhances UI

One UI 9 beta equips Instagram on Galaxy S26 with HDR capture, video stabilization and Night Sight, and adds accessibility tools like Mouse Key speed and Text Spotlight.
Expert RAW 6.0.00.15 adds noise reduction, HDR and stability, but runs only on One UI 9 devices.
One UI 8.5 adds 25× zoom, LUT profile support and Virtual Aperture on 1×, 3× and 5× lenses, enabling on-phone RAW editing at high zoom.

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Samsung Adds Security

Samsung released the One UI 9 beta for the Galaxy S26 series, adding a Security Report dashboard to Auto Blocker showing blocked app installs weekly and a monthly trend view.
Auto Blocker now fully blocks USB connections to a locked phone, beyond One UI 8.5's command-only blocking.
Samsung says the upgrades improve visibility and data-access protection and will appear in the stable One UI 9 release expected in July 2026.

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