Galaxy S23’s stable One UI 8.5 update is now live in the US

Samsung, after offering the stable version of One UI 8.5 for the Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23+, and Galaxy S23 Ultra in its home country, South Korea, followed by a global release, has now started rolling it out in the United States. At the moment, the brand seems to be offering it to the carrier-locked versions […]

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One UI 8.5 trickles down to Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition

Samsung started rolling out One UI 8.5 by offering the new software first to its latest and most premium smartphones, and gradually, the brand has now shifted its focus towards offering it to older and less premium models. To that extent, the company has now released it for the Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition. The […]

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Will Privacy Display come to Galaxy S25 and other devices with One UI 8.5?

One of the most exciting new Samsung features is Privacy Display. Since its debut on the Galaxy S26 Ultra, we’ve received plenty of questions about whether Samsung might bring it to older Galaxy phones through a future One UI 8.5 update. The short answer is no. But it’s not because Samsung wants to gatekeep the […]

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Inactivity Restart security feature is reaching more Galaxy phones, including the S26

Samsung is rolling out a new security feature originally introduced by Google last year. Called Inactivity Restart, it is now reaching Galaxy S26 users in Korea, possibly through the February 2026 patch Samsung just started rolling out. The feature isn’t entirely new for Google or Samsung fans. Galaxy Z Fold 7 users running One UI […]

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