Samsung “Accelera”: the One UI 8.5 could arrive immediately after 8.0

In the last few days, the rumors about the news arriving with the One UI 8.0, the next evolution of the personalized interface of Samsung have multiplied. Although the first public beta has not yet been officially released, concrete traces of the next version have already emerged: the One UI 8.5.

The clue comes directly from some lines of internal code to Samsung systems and suggests a possible change of strategy In the software updates of the South Korean giant, with potentially relevant implications for future owners of Galaxy devices. Let’s see together everything you need to know about it.

One UI 8.5 “hidden” in the Samsung’s phone app

Samsung is at work not on one, but well Two new versions of his user interface. In addition to One UI 8.0based on Android 16 and already in the test phase on several Galaxy smartphones, now emerges the One UI 8.5. This was revealed by a menu hidden inside the applined telephone app on the Galaxy devices with the One UI 8.0 on board.

Many Samsung owners apps, if not all, include debugging menu and tests with advanced features not intended for the final user; Some of these menus, as in the case of the telephone app on One UI 8.0, categorize the features for version of One UI, thus revealing the existence of the 8.5. This discovery confirms, in fact, previous rumors that spoke of a direct passage from version 8.0 to 8.5, both based on Android 16.

A change of strategy? Farewell to the versions “.1” and “.1.1”

The direct passage from One UI 7 to one UI 8, and now from one ui 8 to one ui 8.5, seems to indicate A new route for Samsung: The company may have decided to set aside, at least for the moment, the intermediate releases with numbering X.1 and X.1.1. A move that could find its logic: it is completely possible that it is a temporary change due to the time taken by Samsung to release the official UNU UI 7 update.

In short, Samsung may have decided to “simplify” and speed up the development cycles, focusing on releases “.5” more full -bodied. It remains to be seen if this will be a constant destined to repeat itself in the long run or a temporary parenthesis.

When will one UI 8.5 arrive and on which devices?

The timing seem already outlined: according to recent rumors, the future folding smartphones Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 and Galaxy Z Flip7 should debut with the One UI 8.0 on board. As a result, it is legitimate to expect that the One UI 8.5 is expected at the launch with the Galaxy S26 series. There is expected and curiosity, with the hope that version 8.5 brings with it more “interesting” novelties compared to the current state of the one IU 8.0 which, net of some novelty relating to new animations, to the owner App Samsung Messages, to the dynamic backgrounds that change color during the day and an improved autonomy, is currently a little scar of novelty if compared with the previous version of the user interface of Samsung, which introduced several interesting and useful news.

We remind you that, as regards the One UI 8.0, Samsung will probably launch a Beta One UI 8 program by the end of this month, at least for the Galaxy S25 range. It is important to emphasize that the devices suitable for the One UI 8.0 will in all probability will also be those who receive the update to the One UI 8.5 (here you can find the complete list of all the devices that will receive the update to the One UI 8).

All that remains is to wait for the next official announcements and, above all, the arrival of the Beta of One UI 8.0 to start touching the future of the Samsung user interface with your hand, with an eye already projected to version 8.5 and the innovations that will lead to the future top of the range such as the Galaxy S26.