Overview
- The beta expansion, which rolled out Thursday and Friday, added opt-in access for S25 series and Z Fold7/Z Flip7 in select countries and launched the first S23 One UI 9 beta in India.
- Samsung opened One UI 9 tests for mid-range models including the A36, A56 and the S24 FE in select regions and activated Wear OS 7 watch betas for Galaxy Watch 7 and the original Watch Ultra in South Korea.
- One UI 9 is built on Android 17 and brings Galaxy AI tools such as My FanCam, custom Now Brief cards, refreshed Quick Panel controls and new Notes features.
- Beta builds are large downloads, may be unstable and require enrollment through the Samsung Members app in eligible countries; Samsung warns users to use Wi‑Fi, keep charge and expect limited downgrade options.
- Some advanced AI features depend on higher hardware thresholds and will be gated on many phones, and Google worked with Meta to improve capture-to-upload image and video quality for compatible Android apps.