Galaxy S25 One UI 8.5 to release soon as changelog leaks

Android 16-based One UI 8.5 debuted on the Galaxy S26 series earlier this year, and Samsung has been hard at work since then readying its latest Android update for older models. Earlier this week, the S25 series got this 10th One UI 8.5 beta build, a major update that includes several bugfixes. We’re expecting the stable version to arrive in the coming weeks – and now, we’ve seen what it will bring to the Galaxy S25.

Vipul Samsung Tipster Tarun Vatsa X, which it says represents the changelog for stable One UI 8.5 on the Galaxy S25 series. The alleged changelog itself doesn’t contain any surprises, but that it exists makes it seem like additional evidence that a stable release could be around the corner.

We’ve already seen One UI 8.5, and this latest changelog doesn’t change anything we know about it. The bulleted list highlights upgrades like 8.5’s visual overhaul (“a more polished and refined design”), camera changes, an improved Bixby experience, and of course a bunch of AI tools.

A lot of the changelog is dedicated to Galaxy AI features, especially those that allow image manipulation. One UI 8.5 will bring options to edit photos with text prompts and copy objects from one photo to another, as well as an app drawer shortcut for Creative Studio, which prompts users to let Samsung’s AI synthesize custom wallpapers and stickers. It also highlights call screening using Bixby text calls – a feature that is already available on the S25 without One UI 8.5. It’s not immediately clear what difference the update will make there.

Previous leaks indicate that One UI 8.5 will hit Galaxy S25 phones as stable in Korea by the end of the month, with other regions to follow by the end of the week.