New Delhi, May 7 -- Samsung has officially started rolling out its stable One UI 8.5 update to older Galaxy smartphones and tablets, ending months of delays, beta testing confusion, and growing criticism from users frustrated by Samsung's slow Android 16 rollout. The update, which began deploying on May 6, marks Samsung's biggest software push of 2026 outside the Galaxy S26 launch cycle.

The company confirmed that the stable One UI 8.5 release is first arriving on the Galaxy S25 lineup before expanding to the Galaxy S24 series, Galaxy Z Fold and Flip devices, and selected Galaxy A-series phones in phases across South Korea, Europe, India, North America, Latin America, and Southeast Asia.

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