Samsung officially released One UI 8.5 last week, its latest OS update built on top of Android 16, to select Galaxy phones in Korea. Today, the One UI 8.5 global rollout is underway, with the update coming to millions more eligible Galaxy devices in several territories, including the U.S. and Europe.
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Samsung is releasing One UI 8.5 to users of the Galaxy S25 series in several countries today. (Photo by Joan Cros/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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The official release of One UI 8.5 to older Galaxy phones started on May 6th in Korea, with the global rollout expected to happen today, May 11th. According to users on Reddit and X, the update is now starting to land on phones in the U.S. and Europe.
Galaxy S25 users in Spain, the U.S., Canada, Serbia, and Norway are reporting they have received the update in the last few hours. Beta testers in India, Korea, Germany, the U.K., China, and Poland are also now receiving the stable release of the OS update, according to Samsung tipsters Tarun Vats and Ice Universe on X.
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Here’s the full list of devices expected to receive the update in the coming days, with legacy support expected to come to the Galaxy S23 series later. Also, as SamMobile spotted, Samsung Germany published that the “last three generations of the Samsung Galaxy A series” will also receive the update, although it’s not clear when users of the budget devices can expect it.
To check if One UI 8.5 is ready to be installed on your handset, head to Settings and then Software Update.
All One UI 8.5 users can expect a refreshed design with floating pill-shaped menus. There are also more customization options on the Quick Panel and Lock Screen, alongside new AirDrop compatibility via Quick Share.
The headline features are the new AI tools, although they won’t come to every device. Samsung is bringing enhanced Photo Assist, Audio Eraser, Creative Studio, and Call Screening to Galaxy S and foldable phones released after 2024 (the Galaxy S24 series and above). These features initially debuted on the Galaxy S26 series earlier this year.
For Galaxy S23 users and below, the major new AI tool in One UI 8.5 is the newly intelligent Bixby (powered by Perplexity), which can now understand natural language to find features or change settings on the phone when asked. However, it doesn’t look like Galaxy S23 users will receive the other new AI tools, which might be bad news for the phone’s trade-in price going forward. If you’re looking to upgrade, read why now might be the best time here.
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