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Technology / Wed, 10 Jun 2026 Forbes

Millions Of Samsung Galaxy Phones Are In Line For A Free Upgrade

Samsung is preparing to release its Galaxy Z Fold 8, and the highly anticipated Wide Fold, next month. That update is now being internally tested for roll out on the Galaxy S25 series, the Galaxy A57, and the Galaxy A17. Samsung Brings One UI 9 Beta To More Galaxy PhonesThe Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra is will receive One UI 9. Samsung is not waiting for the S25 beta to wrap before testing on mid-range and budget hardware. Samsung only launched the One UI 9 beta for the Galaxy S26 series on May 13.

Samsung is preparing to release its Galaxy Z Fold 8, and the highly anticipated Wide Fold, next month. Both will be powered by One UI 9, which the Korean company has been testing with beta users ahead of the launch. That update is now being internally tested for roll out on the Galaxy S25 series, the Galaxy A57, and the Galaxy A17.

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Samsung Brings One UI 9 Beta To More Galaxy Phones

The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra is will receive One UI 9. (Photo by Firdous Nazir/NurPhoto via Getty Images) NurPhoto via Getty Images

The Galaxy S25 series is next in line for the One UI 9 beta, according to internal firmware that has surfaced on Samsung’s servers spotted by update tracker Tarun Vats on X.

At the same time, Samsung has begun testing One UI 9 builds for the Galaxy A57 and Galaxy A17, showing that the update is already in development well beyond flagship devices. Vats pointed out that Samsung's team "has been very active lately, with both stable rollouts and One UI 9 development moving forward at the same time."

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That last part matters. Samsung is not waiting for the S25 beta to wrap before testing on mid-range and budget hardware. In short, the Korean company is moving quickly before the official launch next month.

How quickly? Samsung only launched the One UI 9 beta for the Galaxy S26 series on May 13. Beta 2 followed roughly two weeks later, while beta 3 is expected next week. It’s also worth noting that Samsung just finished its global rollout of One UI 8.5, which finally hit some of the cheapest phones in its roster.

The stable version of One UI 9 is expected to arrive first on the Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Galaxy Z Flip 8 when they launch at Galaxy Unpacked in July, before rolling out to the Galaxy S26 series and expanding to other devices the second half of 2026.

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