Samsung's Upcoming One UI 8. 5: What's New and Why It Matters

Samsung is preparing to launch One UI 8.5, and leaks are revealing a wave of new features and improvements for Samsung devices.

Design and Interface

• Design Tweaks: The design remains familiar but includes notable changes inspired by Apple's Liquid Glass redesign.
• Fold Series Enhancements: The Fold series will receive split-pane notifications and Quick Settings, first introduced on Galaxy tablets.

Bixby and Samsung Health

• Bixby Upgrade: Bixby is getting smarter with better device control, more natural question-answering, and easy access to conversation history.
• Samsung Health: Enhanced weekly reports and new features like antioxidant measurements on your Galaxy Watch.

Quick Share and Privacy

• Quick Share Improvements: More intuitive sharing with suggestions for sharing photos based on who's in the picture.
• Privacy Features: Set Quick Share to receive files only from trusted devices.

Quality-of-Life Improvements

• Battery Settings: Redesigned for clarity with new power-saving options.
• Quick Panel: More customizable with early alerts for reminders.

Accessibility

• Bluetooth Hearing Aids: Control directly from the Accessibility shortcut.
• Magnification: Control with a mouse or keyboard, plus new dwell and corner actions.

DeX and Clock App

• DeX: Remembers app window sizes and positions for easier multitasking.
• Clock App: New features include weather alarm backgrounds and a time zone converter.

Weather Widget

• Precipitation Graph: Shows a graph of upcoming precipitation.