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Samsung is Testing One UI 8.5 for These Galaxy Devices

by Mohammed Khatri | May 12, 2026 | Galaxy A, Galaxy M, Galaxy S, Galaxy Tab, Galaxy Xcover, Galaxy Z, News, One UI

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Samsung wrapped up the One UI 8 rollout and is now fully focusing on its next big software update, One UI 8.5. It’s currently available in beta form for eligible devices in limited regions. Over the past few weeks, One UI 8.5 test builds have appeared for dozens of models on Samsung’s test servers. Here’s the full list of devices that are under active internal testing. Last updated on May 12, 2026.

List of Galaxy devices for which a One UI 8.5 test build has appeared

One UI 8.5 is based on Android 16 QPR2. The stable version is only available on the Galaxy S26 series at the moment. If your device appears on this list, it does not mean the update will arrive soon. It only confirms that Samsung has started internal testing for that model. The list below shows Galaxy devices for which a One UI 8.5 stable build has appeared on the test server.

S series

The only One UI 8.5-eligible S series model left to enter the testing phase is the Galaxy S21 FE.

A series

Z series

M series

F series

Tablets

XCover

Galaxy XCover 7 Pro

If your device was eligible for One UI 8, it will most likely receive One UI 8.5 as well. According to latest round of rumors, the stable One UI 8.5 could roll by the end of April, starting with the Galaxy S25 series.