This week was packed with One UI 9 beta releases, a wider One UI 8.5 stable rollout and the May 2026 security patch reaching more Galaxy devices. Samsung released the One UI 9 beta 2 update this week, while India and Poland also joined the One UI 9 beta program. At...
On one hand, Samsung is rolling out the stable One UI 8.5 update to eligible Galaxy devices. On the other hand, the Android 17-based One UI 9 beta is now available for the Galaxy S26 series. It brings a couple of under-the-hood changes. Samsung gives users control...
UPDATE: I am not sure how, but I think Google’s Advanced Protection might’ve been enabled automatically. This very well could be an isolated incident. Prior to the One UI 9 Beta, I was able to sideload apps just fine. After updating, the ability to sideload apps was...
This week turned out to be one of Samsung’s busiest in a long time. It handled multiple major rollouts at once, including the One UI 9 beta program, One UI 8.5 stable expansion and both May and April 2026 security update releases. Samsung officially kicked off the One...
Surprise, surprise, surprise! Samsung has now announced the One UI 9.0 beta, and even better news, it’s launching this week. As expected, the One UI 9.0 beta will initially be available only for the Galaxy S26 trio, and that too in select regions. Samsung’s One UI 9.0...
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