{"id":941166,"date":"2026-05-06T08:48:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T08:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/941166\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T08:48:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T08:48:21","slug":"one-ui-9s-first-release-might-not-be-far-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/941166\/","title":{"rendered":"One UI 9&#8217;s first release might not be far away"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img class=\"e_Kg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\"  title=\"samsung galaxy s26 base review screen on\"  alt=\"Samsung Galaxy S26 with its screen on, showing the home screen.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/samsung-galaxy-s26-base-review-screen-on-scaled.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Joe Maring \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n<p>TL;DR<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tipsters have spotted the first One UI 9 beta build for the Galaxy S26 series on Samsung\u2019s servers.<\/li>\n<li>This typically means Samsung is testing the software internally ahead of a public beta program.<\/li>\n<li>However, recent history also suggests that the public beta might be weeks away.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Samsung\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/samsung-galaxy-s26-3642775\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Galaxy S26 series<\/a> launched with One UI 8.5, but we\u2019re still waiting for this update to land on older Galaxy devices. However, it looks like Samsung is also gearing up to bring the first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/one-ui-9-finder-google-home-screen-choice-apk-teardown-3663604\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">One UI 9<\/a> beta to its new flagship phones.<\/p>\n<p>X users <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KAILASH61229293\/status\/2051843747990896910\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kailash<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tarunvats33\/status\/2051861625859358927\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tarun Vats<\/a> have both spotted the first One UI 9 beta builds for the Galaxy S26 series on Samsung\u2019s servers (h\/t: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sammyfans.com\/2026\/05\/05\/one-ui-9-beta-emerges-for-galaxy-s26-ultra\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SammyFans<\/a>). The software apparently has build numbers ending in ZZE7 and BZE7. It also looks like these builds specifically apply to the Galaxy S26 Plus and Ultra.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"e_Kg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"Samsung first One UI 9 beta Galaxy S26 Kailash Twitter\"  alt=\"Samsung first One UI 9 beta Galaxy S26 Kailash Twitter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Samsung-first-One-UI-9-beta-Galaxy-S26-Kailash-Twitter.jpg\"\/><img class=\"e_Kg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"Samsung first One UI 9 beta build Galaxy S26 Tarun Vats Twitter\"  alt=\"Samsung first One UI 9 beta build Galaxy S26 Tarun Vats Twitter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Samsung-first-One-UI-9-beta-build-Galaxy-S26-Tarun-Vats-Twitter.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Don\u2019t want to miss the best from Android Authority?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/andauth.co\/AAGooglePreferredSource\" class=\"e_hm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\"><img class=\"e_Kg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\"  alt=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png\"\/><img class=\"e_Kg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\"  alt=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In any event, this news suggests that Samsung is testing the software internally ahead of a public beta release. However, recent history also suggests that a public beta program might be imminent. The first One UI 8.5 beta build for the Galaxy S25 series was spotted on Samsung\u2019s servers in late November, and the company then announced the public beta program in early December. So it\u2019s possible that we\u2019re weeks away from the first public One UI 9 beta.<\/p>\n<p>This news also comes as users anticipate the arrival of stable One UI 8.5 on the Samsung Galaxy S25 phones. In fact, a tipster claims the update could land on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/samsung-one-ui-8-5-stable-galaxy-s25-3663084\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 8 or May 11<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for being part of our community. 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