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… Best of all, this release on the S25 could mean other, older handsets in the first wave of upgrades could also receive updates soon. One UI 8.5 is a massive and long-awaited upgrade for many of Samsung's phones One UI 8.5 is now landing on S25 phones in the US. …
… Manufacturers sell their phones with a promise to provide a minimum duration of software and security updates. While the former is important, it's the security updates that matter most. …
… If you've updated your phone and lost your fonts, at least you can take solace in the fact your phone is now a bit more secure. …
… Another big upgrade over previous models is an IP68 dust and water resistance, and both phones get six years of both operating system and security updates. The Galaxy A55 and before only had four years of updates. More durability and longer software updates mean better overall value. …
… The update is rolling out to anyone currently using One UI 8.5, which pretty much just means anyone using one of the Samsung Galaxy S26 phones. However, it's also available through the One UI 8.5 beta for other phones. …
… Both of those phones are, admittedly, arguably, better than Samsung's phones, and are the ones you should buy instead. You really like prompt software updates This one's easy, and anyone who's owned a Samsung device will corroborate this: Samsung is pretty terrible at software updates. …
… So, you're looking at updates until 2031, which is quite some time from now. The good news is that these updates will keep the phone feeling fresh with new features. When it comes to the other hardware, things are pretty solid here, with the phone feeling fast when navigating menus. …
… I'm sick of the number of useless features and unwanted apps packed into Galaxy phones. If these were an opt-in, I would be fine with them, but setting up a new Galaxy phone is a tedious exercise in cleaning out the junk. …
… It will be provided sequentially through software updates. It was also confirmed that while the Galaxy S26 range will be the first to get the feature, it will be spreading to other Galaxy phones in the future. …
… Android 16’s Live Updates give Google services a direct path into the lock screen and notification layer. Google Wallet is already using that system for flight updates on Android 16 devices, and Samsung’s Now Bar is designed to present these kinds of live updates on Galaxy phones. …
