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TL;DR Samsung has officially released the stable One UI 8.5 update for the Galaxy S25 series after 10 beta releases.
The update brings formerly exclusive Galaxy S26 features to the S25, including Agentic AI, Creative Studio, and real-time Log video previews.
The update is currently rolling out in South Korea with the April 2026 security patch. A global rollout is expected later.
Update, May 6, 2026 (05:50 AM ET): The One UI 8.5 stable update is rolling out to Galaxy S25 Edge users (h/t Tarun Vats on X), as well as to non-beta users for the Galaxy S25 series (h/t Tarun Vats on X). Original article, May 6, 2026 (04:27 AM ET): After months of waiting and 10 beta releases, Samsung is finally rolling out One UI 8.5 stable to the Galaxy S25 series, ending the long wait for this feature-packed update.
Even with this release, Samsung is targeting its home market of South Korea. The stable update is currently rolling out as an incremental update to One UI 8.5 beta testers, coming in at 583MB and including April 2026 security patches (h/t Tarun Vats on X).
Samsung has not revealed when S25 owners in the US will get their stable release, but you can expect it potentially next week onwards, based on leaks.
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Thankfully, the stable One UI 8.5 release for the Galaxy S25 comes with Galaxy AI features launched with the Galaxy S26 series, such as Call Screening, Agentic AI, Creative Studio, an improved Audio Eraser, and a smarter Bixby. Samsung has made S25 users wait quite a while, effectively marking these features as time-limited exclusives for the S26 series, but at least the long wait is worth it.
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