Samsung began rolling out the beta version of One UI 8.5 for the Galaxy S25 line on December 8, 2025. The release, which covers Estados Unidos, Reino Unido, Coreia of Sul and Alemanha, aims to collect detailed user feedback. Esta update, based on Android 16 QPR2, focuses on customization and usability improvements, with emphasis on the redesign of the quick settings panel.
The main innovation meets the demand for more granular control over essential device functions. Usuários now adjust elements such as brightness and volume sliders independently, correcting limitations from previous versions where these commands were integrated and less adaptable.
Samsung seeks to modernize the aesthetics and optimize the functionality of the interface, allowing each user to personalize access to the most used tools, making navigation more intuitive and efficient on a daily basis.
– Principais new features in the panel: separation of sliders, resizing and vertical orientation.
– Expansão for toggle widgets categorized outside of default panels.
– Integração with battery and performance optimizations.
Improved customization in quick settings
The Samsung has revamped the quick access settings experience, offering Galaxy S25 users unprecedented freedom. Anteriormente, the brightness and volume controls were interconnected, operating as a single block, limiting flexibility.
Now, One UI 8.5 allows these sliders to be separated and repositioned individually, adapting to each person’s preferences. Essa functionality offers the ability to resize controls, with options ranging from 1×1 to 1×4, optimizing single-handed use, especially on larger screen devices like the Galaxy S25 Ultra.
Expanding widgets and toggles
The update expands customization capabilities by allowing toggle widgets to occupy spaces outside of traditional panels. Controles smart devices, for example, can be added directly to the main Quick Settings screen, eliminating additional clicks.
Samsung tested these configurations in internal builds, incorporating suggestions from early beta testers to ensure maximum usability and relevance for the end user.
One UI 8.5 supports varying sizes for toggles, which can range from 1×1 to 1×2, promoting the creation of truly personalized and efficient layouts. The flexibility in the shortcuts panel design allows for more ergonomic organization.
Reports from users on the Estados Unidos indicate that update downloads for the standard Galaxy S25 are around 1.3 GB. The general stability of the beta has seen notable improvements, with fixes for window overlays and other minor bugs reported.
Innovations in interface and artificial intelligence
One UI 8.5 introduces significant aesthetic refinement to the interface, with new 3D effect icons and subtle transparencies implemented in system applications. Essa update provides a more modern and cohesive look, complementing the performance improvements.
In the field of artificial intelligence, Photo Assist has received an important update, allowing continuous image editing without intermediate saves. AI is now able to remove unwanted objects and restyle photos more intuitively, speeding up the process.
The Bixby assistant has also been improved, supporting more complex commands and accessing conversation history through a dedicated side panel. Quick Share has been enriched with the ability to identify faces in photographs, offering automatic sharing suggestions.
Schedule and access to the beta program
The One UI 8.5 beta program is, at this early stage, restricted to the Galaxy S25 series, with registrations via the Samsung Members app. Expansion to other regions, such as Índia and Polônia, is planned for the coming weeks.
The firmware version for the Estados Unidos is identified as S93xU1UEU7ZYL8 and includes the December 2025 security patches.
Connectivity and productivity tools
One UI 8.5 integrates significant improvements in connectivity and users’ daily productivity, aiming to optimize interaction with the Galaxy ecosystem on several fronts. Support for Auracast, for example, has been optimized to ensure more stable and efficient audio transmissions for LE Audio compatible devices, allowing users to set up audio broadcasts in multi-device environments efficiently and without interruptions, ideal for group media sharing. Além Furthermore, in DeX mode, the interface now maintains window sizes and positions when reopening applications, which considerably facilitates workflows in a desktop environment, ensuring that the user resumes tasks exactly where they left off. The Calculator application has also been improved to suggest numbers copied from the clipboard, speeding up data entry and complex calculations, which translates into greater efficiency for everyday and professional tasks. Essas tools and optimizations have been meticulously designed to increase productivity in both professional scenarios and casual use, making interaction with the Galaxy ecosystem more fluid and intuitive.
Benefits for daily usability
Initial testing with One UI 8.5 reveals a notable reduction in time to access settings, thanks to new vertical layouts that are ideal for single-handed navigation. Full customization eliminates restrictions found in previous versions of the One UI, where fixed toggles often led to frustration.
Samsung also addressed calls for simplification, incorporating options to remove icons like Smart View from the quick settings panel, allowing users to create a cleaner, more focused environment. The dashboard now even supports partial screen recording, a useful feature for quick tutorials.
Updates to native apps
The Clock (Clock) application has been enriched with a function that allows simultaneous comparison of time zones, using an intuitive slider to visualize time differences between different cities, eliminating the need for third-party applications.
One UI future vision
The beta version of One UI 8.5 serves as a clear indication of the future direction of Samsung interfaces, which tend to be increasingly intuitive, with the use of transparencies and 3D icons becoming a standard. The company has already articulated plans to more deeply integrate Galaxy AI technology in subsequent updates, promising even greater innovations.
While users in non-covered regions await the expansion of the beta program, Samsung continues to collect data and feedback to implement necessary fixes and improve the overall experience. The stable version of One UI 8.5 is expected to be released together with Galaxy S26.