Overview
- Leaked files from Samsung’s Nearby Device app (version 1.3.07.3791) include hidden code references and preview assets for dark icon variants for core apps such as Gallery, Messages, My Files, and Phone.
- The assets come from reporting by SammyGuru and were published by Android Headlines and SamMobile, but Samsung has not confirmed the change and the work remains under development.
- The change appears to be tied to One UI 9.5 development rather than the current One UI 9 stable rollouts, and Samsung is widely expected to introduce One UI 9.5 during its next flagship cycle early next year.
- If released, native dark icons would automatically switch with the system Dark mode to remove bright white icon tiles and reduce night-time glare, improving visual consistency across the stock launcher.
- Samsung previously tested a dark-icon toggle during One UI 8.5 development before removing it, and ongoing One UI 9 and 9.5 beta builds for recent Galaxy phones and foldables will likely reveal whether the feature ships and how the final designs look.