Samsung One UI 9 rollout accelerates: Z Fold 7, Z Flip 7 beta imminent, S25 public beta clears certification, S26 beta 5 delayed a week. Stable launch July 22.
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Samsung's One UI 9 rollout is accelerating. The Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Z Flip 7 moved a step closer to opening their public beta this week when Samsung briefly published dedicated beta program sections for both devices on its India Community forum, according to Samsung tracker Tarun Vats on X. The sections appeared and vanished within minutes.
The short window points to an imminent beta launch, Vats said. Samsung is unlikely to set up community infrastructure for a program still months away from opening to testers. Stable One UI 9 is scheduled to launch with the Galaxy Z Fold 8 series on July 22.
For Galaxy S26 owners already in the public One UI 9 beta, which began earlier this year, the fifth and likely final build has been pushed back one week. Samsung confirmed the delay on its Community forum, citing extra quality checks and stability work, and apologised to testers. The company framed the slip as a polishing pass rather than a setback; beta builds at this stage are being refined, not expanded, and the stable release will reach tens of millions of devices.
The Galaxy S25 series is the next milestone. An internal beta build, spotted on Samsung's servers earlier this summer, has now cleared Google Play Protect certification, according to Android update tracker Fahad Ali Javed on X. Certification typically lands right before a build goes to public testers, Javed said, which puts the S25 public beta close to launch. Beta invitations appear in the Samsung Members app, so Galaxy S25 series owners should keep an eye on it.
One UI 9 brings Gemini Intelligence, Samsung and Google's full agentic AI suite, to select Samsung and Google phones. Samsung has not said how far back Gemini Intelligence extends on older devices, and the upgrade is the biggest change in Android 17.
Beyond Gemini Intelligence, Now Nudge watches what you're doing and suggests the next step. Text someone about a plan and it may offer to open your calendar in split view without being asked. My FanCam records a wide crowd shot and tracks a specific person in it afterward. Photo Assist now takes voice instructions alongside text, so you can say what edit you want instead of typing it.
Privacy tools were overhauled. AI Privacy Alerts flags apps that lean too hard on location data or background permissions, and a new AI Assistant Activity log shows which apps your AI accessed and when. The Quick Panel was redesigned with more customisation options.
To check for the update or a beta invitation, open Settings > Software Update > Download and Install, or check the Samsung Members app for a Beta Program banner.
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