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Samsung Pushes One UI 8.5 Beta 7 to Galaxy S25 as Foldables Enter Testing

Fresh builds focus on stability fixes, with a server-listed March firmware hinting at an imminent S25 stable release.

Overview

  • One UI 8.5 Beta 7 is rolling out to Galaxy S25, S25+, and S25 Ultra in multiple regions including the US, South Korea, Germany, India, Poland, and the UK.
  • The S25 Beta 7 build ends in ZZC7, downloads at roughly 965–980MB, and carries the February 2026 security patch.
  • Changelog highlights include fixes for voice calls switching to video, Gallery crashes and export failures, GMS color palette in Work/Secure Folder, Messages stutter, missing notifications, Wi‑Fi roaming recovery, Gmail dark mode visibility, DeX toast pop-ups, and Weather widget issues.
  • SamMobile spotted a separate stable S25 firmware (S93xBXXU8CZC9) on Samsung’s servers with the March 2026 patch, signaling that a wider stable rollout could follow.
  • Samsung opened One UI 8.5 betas for Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Z Flip 7 in India, South Korea, and the UK with ZZC5 builds around 4.2–4.6GB and February patches, requiring enrollment via the Samsung Members app.