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Galaxy S25 series launched with One UI 7 features: Galaxy AI, Now Bar, Now Brief, Gemini, and more
Samsung Galaxy S25 series is now official with impressive specifications, design, and new On UI 7 features with Galaxy AI, Now Bar, Now Brief, Gemini, and more . The latest edition of the Galaxy S25, Gakaxy S25+ and Galaxy S25 Ultra phones is a true companion to new mobile experiences with Galaxy AI. The Galaxy S series leads a new era that will forever change how mobile devices empower users.
One UI 7 features
One UI 7 comes with some major improvements that are expected to make Galaxy phones even smoother and more efficient. Samsung has improved the animations a lot with the latest One UI update.
Samsung’s One UI 7 brings a new notification system that streamlines communication with easy access from the device’s lock screen called the Now Bar. This brand new dynamic island feature highlights relevant activities across various features like Interpreter, Music, Recording, and Stopwatch, in addition to the Now Brief.
The “Now Brief” with a “Get today’s highlight” prompt gives you a personalized summary every day, including things like the weather forecast, your appointments, health info, and even suggestions for apps to use.
The update comes with a major vibrant new design, visible across the entire user interface at the center of this new look, while many system function icons have been overhauled for better visual uniformity.
Additionally, Samsung One UI 7 introduces a significantly redesigned Quick Settings and Notification Panel, provides distinct access to the notification drawer ( swipe down from anywhere else on the top of the screen.) and Quick Settings (swipe from either the top right or left), allowing you to switch between them with a left or right swipe.
Galaxy S25 will become true AI companions with One UI 7
As promised, Samsung offers AI capabilities with multimodal capabilities that enable the Galaxy S25 to interpret text, speech, images, and video so conversations sound natural.
With the One UI 7 update, Samsung has upgraded to Google’s Circle to Search, making your phone screen more helpful, faster, and relevant. The feature now quickly recognizes phone numbers, emails, and URLs on your screen, allowing you to call, email, or visit a website with a single tap.

Starting with the Galaxy S25 series running on One UI 7, you can simply press and hold the side button to activate Gemini and seamlessly interact with Samsung and Google apps as well as third-party apps like Spotify. For example, find the season schedule of your favorite web series and add it to Samsung Calendar – all this can be done by long-pressing the side button and then giving a single voice command.
With One UI 7, Samsung Galaxy AI offers advanced writing assist features such as summarizing content, check spelling and grammar, writing composers, and automatically format notes into bullet points, without requiring switching between applications.
The Galaxy S25 keeps calls organized with call transcripts and summary features when connected to the internet.
Sketch to Image: The One UI 7 Sketch to Image feature is now integrated into the Drawing Assistant, which works through Galaxy AI, which understands text, voice, and images to make the Galaxy S25 Ultra a true AI companion. With this update, it uses more than one input for a multimodal experience, such as drawing with the S Pen or one’s finger.
AI Camera lets Galaxy S25 users transform the night sky into visual masterpieces with voice commands, improving the capabilities of nightography. The latest AI camera features will work on Post Zoom, Post Nightography, and Post Quick Share.

The Galaxy S25 series comes with an Audio Eraser feature, which is equipped with generative AI capabilities to remove unwanted sounds in video clips and can be accessed through the Gallery app.
Apart from this, Samsung has also introduced the Virtual Aperture feature in the popular Expert RAW with the Galaxy S25 series. This new feature gives users even more control over their photos and gives you the flexibility to adjust the aperture according to your photos.
Security and privacy features of the Galaxy S25 series with One UI 7
In the Galaxy S25 series, post-quantum cryptography protects personal data from emerging threats that may grow with the development of quantum computing.
Another privacy feature on the Galaxy S25 series is called the Personal Data Engine, which powers personal features by securely analyzing your data on the device to deliver highly customized experiences that reflect your preferences and usage patterns.
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Galaxy S24 series user gets January 2026 update
Samsung started to roll out the January 2026 software update for the Korean models of Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24 Ultra, Galaxy S24+, and Galaxy S24 FE smartphones. This flagship device will be the next to grab One UI 8.5 as a major software release.
Samsung Galaxy S24 series January 2026 software update is released in batches with One UI 8 version SKT and a package size of 383 megabytes. Your Samsung Galaxy S24 series phone will get up to 55 fixes with the January 2026 patch.
This update provides that both Android and One UI systems remain secure. It also improves performance by clearing the system-level cache partition during installation.
Users of this phone can download this version with improved system security and better user experience. However, you should know that the software is released in batches and may take some time to reach all of the Samsung Galaxy S24 series users in the market.
You can download the latest software update on your Galaxy S24 series smartphone with the following instructions:
- Open Settings
- From here, now tap on Software update
- Click on Software update
You will be notified with updated information if an upgrade is available.
On the other hand, Samsung is also testing the One UI 8.5 update for dozens of Galaxy models. While the beta program is open to Galaxy S25 users, developers are ensuring that users of other phones don’t have to wait too long by conducting internal testing.
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Standard Galaxy S26 enters Geekbench with Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy chip
After the Ultra variant, the Standard Galaxy S26 smartphone has appeared on Geekbench with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy chipset. The flagship phone has made significant scores on the benchmarking platform and seems ready to enter the real world.
On the other hand, a report from a French publication claims that the Galaxy S26 series will be launched across Europe on March 11, 2026. However, the company has not yet officially confirmed either the date of the Unpacked event or the release date.
In the latest edition, the Standard Samsung Galaxy S26 has reached Geekbench and revealed some of its key specifications. It has seemingly performed well in the single-core and multi-core tests on version 6.5.0, as well as achieved good points.
As per the listing, the device with model number SM-S942U obtained 3,379 points on the single-core test and 11,097 points on the multi-core test. The details reveal that the Galaxy S26 smartphone will equip the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy, an overclocked version of the chipset.
The chip includes 12-gigabyte RAM, 3.63 GHz base frequency, six high-performance CPU cores running at a clock speed of 3.63GHz, and two prime cores at 4.74 GHz.
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Samsung Galaxy S25 grabs One UI 8.5 Beta 3 with critical fixes and January 2026 security patch
Samsung is rolling out the One UI 8.5 Beta 3 update for the Samsung Galaxy S25 series. This latest update is available in Germany, India, South Korea, the UK, and the US, and will be released in more countries soon. The update includes several important fixes and improvements to enhance the overall user experience, as well as carries the January 2026 security patch along with battery life improvements and some additional fixes.
One UI 8.5 Beta 3 can be identified via the PDA build version ending with ZZA3. It’s hitting the Galaxy S25, S25+, and S25 Ultra in Beta markets.
Last month, Samsung launched the One UI Beta Program for Galaxy S25, S25+, and S25 Ultra devices in four countries. At the same time, the company released the first Beta software. Two weeks ago, Samsung distributed the second Beta update, which expanded to India and Poland for key fixes and new features.
As Samsung gears up to start the official rollout, the Galaxy S25 series has received a new Beta software. The One UI 8.5 Beta 3 for the Galaxy S25 series brings fixes for clock display error on the lock screen and issues related to favorites in the phone app.
Users reported that the Now Briefing does not display after the Beta, which has been resolved. Plus, it improved the screen lagging issue when using Live Effect in the gallery.

In addition, the beta release also includes improvements to battery life. The issue of excessive power consumption when certain apps are running has now been fixed. For Galaxy S25 users waiting for the stable version, Beta 3 will feel like a significant upgrade.
If you’re on the One UI 8.5 Beta 2 build, you should have already received the third Beta. Update your Samsung Galaxy S25 phone’s software by navigating to Settings, followed by Software update, and Download and install.

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