Overview
- Samsung, which released the first One UI 9 beta Wednesday, made it available to Galaxy S26, S26+ and S26 Ultra users in Germany and the UK.
- Eligible owners can enroll in the Samsung Members app, then install the update from Settings, with outlets cautioning that beta software may contain bugs and is best avoided on a primary phone.
- The initial build, version S94xBXXU2ZZEF, is a roughly 3.6GB download that adds the May 2026 security patch.
- Built on Android 17, the beta brings a more customizable Quick Panel, new Samsung Notes tools like Tape and extra pen styles, unified TalkBack with Text Spotlight, and controls that warn about and block high‑risk apps.
- Samsung says the first wave extends to the US and South Korea next, India and Poland join on May 26, and the full One UI 9 experience with advanced AI will debut alongside the next Galaxy Z foldables.