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TL;DR A leaked One UI 8.5 build on the Galaxy S25 Ultra shows Samsung’s big design refresh, which includes rounded corners, pill-shaped icons, and bottom bars.
Sammobile has showcased the update in a hands-on video, giving us a better look at features like the fully customizable quick settings panel, Direct Voicemail in the Phone app, and new tweaks in Gallery, My Files, and Camera.
More features are expected before launch, with a stable rollout most likely coming alongside the Galaxy S26 series.
Samsung’s next major software update — One UI 8.5 — is starting to take shape, and we can now see how it’s coming together thanks to a new hands-on video posted by folks over at Sammobile. While we’ve also leaked several upcoming One UI 8.5 features exclusively, like the new Privacy Display, NFC-based Quick Share, Automatic Call Screening, and more, and this hands-on doesn’t show any of them, it gives us our clearest look yet at some big UI changes Galaxy users can expect from the update when it arrives.
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Installed on a Galaxy S25 Ultra for the hands-on, the leaked One UI 8.5 firmware shows Samsung is planning visual changes in One UI that are visible across settings and Samsung’s core apps. The firmware is still buggy and incomplete, but it hints at the company’s design direction ahead of the expected official rollout of the software alongside the Galaxy S26 series early next year. Here are some notable changes spotted in the One UI 8.5 hands-on:
A new design language The Settings menu gets a softer look with more rounded corners, extra spacing, and a relocated search bar at the bottom of the screen. While no new features have been spotted here yet, the design changes suggest Samsung is pushing toward a cleaner layout.
One UI 8.5 is really buggy! But look at the new battery percentage icon! 👀 pic.twitter.com/zoKx8yWihR — Max Jambor (@MaxJmb) September 25, 2025
The battery indicator is also changing. In the leaked build, the traditional icon disappears in favor of a simple percentage readout. However, tipsters like Max Jambor note that users may eventually be able to customize this with a background highlight in the settings.
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