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TL;DR
- A leak suggests Samsung will launch the steady One UI 8.5 replace for the Galaxy S25 sequence on April 30, beginning in South Korea.
- Worldwide customers can seemingly count on the rollout to start on Might 4, 2026, based mostly on earlier launch patterns.
- The replace follows a prolonged interval of eight beta variations and weeks of exclusivity for the newer Galaxy S26 sequence.
Galaxy S25 homeowners, your look forward to One UI 8.5 may lastly be coming to an finish soon-ish. After releasing eight One UI 8.5 betas, Samsung is now anticipated to lastly launch One UI 8.5 steady for the Galaxy S25 sequence on the finish of this month, in keeping with a brand new leak.
As per Tarun Vats on X, Samsung is predicted to launch One UI 8.5 steady for the Galaxy S25 sequence on April 30, beginning with its house area of South Korea. Presuming the corporate follows final yr’s sample, worldwide rollout might begin from Might 4, 2026, onwards.
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One UI 8.5 has been round in its steady type with the launch of the Galaxy S26 sequence. It’s been many weeks since then, and we frankly anticipated Samsung to maintain software program exclusivity for under a few weeks earlier than gracing its now-older flagship with the most recent Android replace. However late final month, we obtained yet one more One UI 8.5 beta for the Galaxy S25 sequence, bringing the whole to eight.
Whereas we recognize that Samsung is doing its finest to repair bugs, it’s nonetheless a bit disappointing to see the corporate’s ex-flagship nonetheless working an outdated Android model, provided that Android 16 has been out since June 2025 and we’ve nearly reached steady Android 17 too. Even with this leak, we’re nonetheless a couple of month away from a One UI 8.5 steady launch (based mostly on Android 16), and it’s frankly embarrassing given how flagships from different firms have lengthy been up to date to Android 16.
We hope Samsung allocates extra sources, fixes bugs, and rolls out a steady One UI 8.5 replace for the Galaxy S25 sequence quickly.
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