After the rapid rollout of One UI 8.5 and last month’s One UI 9 beta expansion across four flagship generations, Samsung isn’t slowing down.
In the last few days, firmware tracker Tarun Vats confirmed One UI 9 beta internal testing has started for the Galaxy S23 FE, Galaxy M34, Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Z Flip 6, with a Galaxy A37 build also spotted on Samsung’s servers.
That brings the confirmed One UI 9 testing lineup to the Galaxy S23, S24, S24 FE, S25, S26, A35, A56, A57, A37, M34, Z Fold 6 and Z Flip 6. Samsung is now running development across four generations of flagships, four A-series devices, one M-series budget phone and two 2024 foldables, all at the same time.
It’s all happening quickly because Unpacked is scheduled for the end of July, which will serve as the official launch of One UI 9. Speaking of, I’ll be live at Galaxy Unpacked. Make sure you subscribe to my free newsletter for first-look One UI 9 coverage and exclusive deals the moment Samsung announces pricing.
What’s New So Far In Samsung’s One UI 9
Beyond the growing device list, Samsung’s Good Lock suite is catching up to One UI 9 too. Good Lock is Samsung’s official app for deep customisation, lock screens, themes, gestures, and more, and LockStar is the module specifically for lock screen and always-on display tinkering.
LockStar’s latest version, v9.0.00.5, added full One UI 9 support this week, following a broader Good Lock update that’s currently rolling out in Korea.
Samsung has also kept up a two-week release schedule with the Galaxy S26’s beta program. Beta 1 landed May 13, Beta 2 on May 26, and Beta 3 on June 16, with each one focused more on stability than new features.
Beta 3 alone fixed nine separate issues: camera preview cropping, inaccurate 30x zoom focus, lock screen weather and battery widgets not updating, S Pen swipe gestures failing on the home screen, a My Files scrolling bug, random reboots during video streaming, and a white or black screen glitch when receiving calls or pulling down the status bar.
Since One UI 8.5 already delivered the big visual overhaul, splitting the Quick Panel’s brightness, volume and media controls into separate, resizable sliders, One UI 9 has mostly been about refinement rather than reinvention.
The most notable additions are on the accessibility side: a combined TalkBack update that merges Samsung and Google’s screen-reader tools into one system, a new Text Spotlight floating zoom tool for easier reading, and a high-risk app detection feature that warns you and blocks execution before an unsigned or suspicious app can run.
One UI 9 builds on a One UI 8.5 rollout that was AI-heavy. That release brought AI Call Screening, real-time voicemail transcripts, a smarter Bixby powered by Perplexity, and Creative Studio for AI-generated wallpapers and photo edits. It also added Quick Share compatibility with Apple’s AirDrop, a fully customisable Quick Panel, and Privacy Alerts that flag apps overusing your location.
Which Samsung Phones Are Getting One UI 9, And When
The full picture still lands next month at Samsung Unpacked London, when a stable One UI 9 lands on the Galaxy Z Fold 8 series. Other Galaxy phones will get the update after that, with flagships and recent foldables first, while older Fan Edition and A-series devices will get the update later.
