Samsung Expands One UI 8.5 Beta to More Galaxy Phones as Galaxy S24 Gets Second Build
SEOUL, April 10, 2026, 01:22 KST Samsung Electronics on April 9 widened the One UI 8.5 beta, its Android 16 software layer, to more Galaxy phones, adding the Galaxy S23 lineup, Galaxy Z Fold5, Galaxy Z Flip5, Galaxy S23 FE and Galaxy A36 5G. The same day, the company also began shipping a second One UI 8.5 beta build to the Galaxy S24 series in India and South Korea. (Samsung Global Newsroom) The move matters now because Samsung is leaning harder on software, not just new hardware, to keep older Galaxy owners inside its ecosystem as AI features become a
