{"id":82366,"date":"2025-12-08T07:00:52","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T12:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/?p=82366"},"modified":"2025-12-09T12:12:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T17:12:56","slug":"samsung-launches-one-ui-8-5-beta-for-next-level-ease-of-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-launches-one-ui-8-5-beta-next-level-ease-use\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung Launches One UI 8.5 Beta for Next-Level Ease of Use"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Continuous content creation: <\/strong>Create and edit without disruption and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/apps\/quick-share\/?msockid=32e39d1e93f765742a1a8ba7927964d7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Quick Share<\/a> with proactive photo-sharing suggestions.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Streamlined Galaxy ecosystem connectivity: <\/strong>Access files, share networks, and move seamlessly between your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/mobile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">phone<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/mobile\/tablets\/all-tablets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tablet<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/computing\/galaxy-books\/all-galaxy-books\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PC<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/tvs\/tv-buying-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TV<\/a> with more intuitive cross-device features.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Enhanced security controls: <\/strong>Protect your data across all devices with new theft safeguards and smarter software update controls.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samsung<\/a> Electronics America, today announced the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/apps\/one-ui\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">One UI<\/a> 8.5 beta program, introducing new and easier ways to create, connect, and stay safe. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/apps\/one-ui\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">One UI<\/a> 8.5 enables users to do more with less effort, featuring upgrades that enable more seamless actions, device management, and enhanced security.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>One UI 8.5: What\u2019s new for content creation? <\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/apps\/one-ui\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">One UI<\/a> 8.5 makes creating and sharing content more intuitive from start to finish. Users can keep generating new images without interruption with the updated <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/in\/support\/mobile-devices\/how-to-use-photo-assist-to-edit-photos-on-samsung-galaxy-devices\/?msockid=32e39d1e93f765742a1a8ba7927964d7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Photo Assist<\/a>.<a href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\"><sup>1<\/sup><\/a><\/strong> They can edit photos using Photo Assist features continuously, without needing to save each iteration. When finished, they can easily review all the creations in the edit history and pick their favorites to keep.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/mobile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-82415\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/07180627\/251203-Photo-Assist_HQ.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sharing is smoother too, thanks to enhancements to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/apps\/quick-share\/?msockid=32e39d1e93f765742a1a8ba7927964d7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Quick Share<\/a><a href=\"#_ftn2\" name=\"_ftnref2\"><sup>2<\/sup><\/a> <\/strong>which now recognizes people in photos and proactively suggests sending them directly to those contacts.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-82414\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/07180447\/251203-Quick-Share_HQ.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"embedded product-module\">\n\t\t<a id=\"product-module-0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/galaxy-ai\/\" title=\"Galaxy AI \" class=\"snr-article_product-image\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/28173822\/MX-_Galaxy-AI.png\" alt=\"Galaxy AI \">\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<h5><strong>How does One UI 8.5 improve device connectivity?<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>With Storage share new cross-device features make managing devices easier, whether users need to manage files, share their network, or communicate with nearby devices. <strong>Audio Broadcast<\/strong><a href=\"#_ftn3\" name=\"_ftnref3\"><sup>3<\/sup><\/a> enables effortless communication with LE Audio-supported devices nearby using Auracast. In addition to audio from media sources, users can now broadcast their voice using their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/mobile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Galaxy smartphone\u2019s<\/a> built-in microphone \u2014 ideal for group situations like tours or events.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/mobile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-82411\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/07180006\/251203-Audio-Broadcast_HQ.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Storage Share<a href=\"#_ftn4\" name=\"_ftnref4\"><sup>4<\/sup><\/a><\/strong> brings even more fluidity to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/mobile\/why-galaxy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Galaxy ecosystem<\/a> by showing files from other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/mobile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Galaxy devices<\/a> \u2014 including tablets and PCs \u2014 directly in the My Files app. It also allows users to access their smartphone\u2019s files from other Samsung devices, including their TV.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/mobile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-82412\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/07180258\/251203-Storage-Share_HQ.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><strong>How is my Galaxy device staying protected?<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/apps\/one-ui\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">One UI<\/a> 8.5 strengthens device protection and gives users clearer control over their security settings.<strong> Theft Protection<\/strong> keeps <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/mobile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">phones<\/a> and their data secure if it is lost or stolen. For additional protection, Failed Authentication Lock automatically locks the screen if there are too many failed attempts to verify identity by fingerprint, PIN, or password. Identity check also safeguards more settings than before, adding an extra layer of protection.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/mobile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-82413\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/07180406\/251203-Theft-Protection_HQ.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><strong>Availability<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/apps\/one-ui\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">One UI<\/a> 8.5 beta program will be first available to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/mobile\/phones\/galaxy-s\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Galaxy S25 series<\/a> users in the U.S. starting on December 8. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/mobile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Galaxy<\/a> users can apply to join the beta program via the Samsung Members app.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"embedded recommended recommended-post\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"embedded-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-badge\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Recommended News<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"recommended-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/how-to-use-the-latest-samsung-galaxy-ai-features-on-one-ui-8\/?r=true&#038;referrer=usnewsroom\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"recommended-news\" aria-label=\"How to Use the Latest Galaxy AI Features on One UI 8 \u2013 Read more\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/07184818\/Recommended-Articles-268x178-28.png\" alt=\"Read more: How to Use the Latest Galaxy AI Features on One UI 8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"details-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>How to Use the Latest Galaxy AI Features on One UI 8<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Read more<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"article-body\">\n<h6><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\">1<\/a> Photo Assist requires a network connection and Samsung Account login. Screen image simulated for illustrative purposes. Actual UX\/UI may vary.<\/h6>\n<h6><a href=\"#_ftnref2\" name=\"_ftn2\">2<\/a> Available on devices with One UI 2.1 or above, with Android Q OS version or higher installed. Bluetooth Low Energy and Wi-Fi connection are both required for Quick Share. Actual speed may vary depending on device, network condition and user environment. Screen image simulated for illustrative purposes. Actual UX\/UI may vary.<\/h6>\n<h6><a href=\"#_ftnref3\" name=\"_ftn3\">3<\/a> Only available on Galaxy S25 series devices, including Galaxy S25, S25+, and S25 Ultra. Screen image simulated for illustrative purposes. Actual UX\/UI may vary<\/h6>\n<h6><a href=\"#_ftnref4\" name=\"_ftn4\">4<\/a> Each device must be signed in to same Samsung account and must have both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth turned on. Requires updated Galaxy phones and tablets with One UI 7 or higher and kernel version 5.15 or higher and Galaxy Book2 or later(Intel) and Galaxy Book4 or later(Arm) and Samsung Smart TV models including U8000 and above released after 2025. Feature availability may vary by region and device model. Screen image simulated for illustrative purposes. Actual UX\/UI may vary.<\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Latest version of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/apps\/one-ui\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">One UI<\/a> brings enhanced productivity, privacy, and performance across the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/mobile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Galaxy<\/a> ecosystem<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":91,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29720,29718],"tags":[25940,30339,40,30129,30509],"blue-badge":[],"class_list":["post-82366","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-product-mobile","category-product","tag-galaxy","tag-galaxy-ai","tag-mobile","tag-mobile-photography","tag-one-ui-8"],"acf":{"turn_off_retargeting":false},"fimg_mobile_url":"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/07181055\/Audio-Broadcast-200x200.png","fimg_url":"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/07181055\/Audio-Broadcast-424x283.png","primary_category":{"term_id":29720,"name":"Mobile","slug":"product-mobile","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":29720,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":29718,"count":984,"filter":"raw","term_link":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/category\/product\/product-mobile\/","term_path":"product\/product-mobile"},"badge":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82366","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/91"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=82366"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82366\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":82454,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82366\/revisions\/82454"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82366"},{"taxonomy":"blue-badge","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blue-badge?post=82366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}