Samsung has pushed four AI features first introduced for the Galaxy S26 lineup—Call Brief, Custom Cards in Now Brief, Now Nudge, and My FanCam—to the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Flip 7 via a second One UI 9 beta build. These tools were already extended to the Galaxy S25 series and now bring smarter calling context, personalized daily briefings, proactive on-screen suggestions, and automatic video reframing to last year's foldables. The update also patches bugs affecting Wi-Fi, display, camera, and app stability.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-09-08
Samsung has released One UI 9 Beta 2 for the Galaxy S25, S25 Plus, and S25 Ultra in South Korea, a 643MB update expected to expand to other beta markets soon. Beyond bug fixes for Wi-Fi drops, Contacts crashes, and translation errors, the build adds four AI features first seen on newer Samsung flagships: Call Brief, Custom Cards in Now Brief, Now Nudge, and My FanCam.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-09-08
Samsung has quietly added local time-zone detection to its Call Brief feature in One UI 9, which now automatically displays the other person's local time when you dial an international number. The capability, first exclusive to the Galaxy Z Fold 8 series, has been extended to the Galaxy S26 lineup through the seventh One UI 9 beta update. Users on X first noticed the addition alongside other Fold 8 features like My FanCam and custom Now Brief cards.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-09-07
Samsung has started rolling out the One UI 9 Watch beta, based on Wear OS 7, to the 2023 Galaxy Watch 6 and Watch 6 Classic models in South Korea. The update follows earlier beta releases for the Galaxy Watch 8, Watch 7, and Watch Ultra, though a full changelog has not yet been published.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-09-07
Samsung has started rolling out the One UI 9 Watch beta to the Galaxy Watch 7 and the original Galaxy Watch Ultra, beginning in South Korea. The roughly 1.9GB update brings an upgraded Samsung Health app with better sleep insights, refreshed UI elements, and the Vascular Load metric, though US units will likely get Blood Pressure Trend instead.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-09-04
Samsung has released the second One UI 9 Watch beta for the Galaxy Watch 8 and Watch 8 Classic to testers in South Korea, carrying firmware ZZI1 and the September 2026 security patch. The update stabilizes the Samsung Health app, resolves watch face switching problems, and corrects an Always On Display bug that showed incorrect time.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-09-04
Samsung has widened its Android 17-based One UI 9 beta rollout beyond its latest flagships to include the older Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Z Flip 6, plus the mid-range Galaxy A57, marking the first A-series device to get the test build. The update carries the August 5, 2026 security patch and is currently live in South Korea and India, with plans to expand to Germany, Poland, the UK and the US.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-09-02
Samsung has begun rolling out the first One UI 9 beta build, based on Android 17, to the Galaxy S24, S24 Plus, and S24 Ultra. The update, confirmed live in the US, India, and South Korea via the Samsung Members app, weighs around 3.6GB and includes a security patch dated August 2026 along with new personalization and productivity features.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-09-02
Samsung has enabled Horizontal Lock, a video stabilization feature originally exclusive to the Galaxy S26 series, on the Galaxy S25 through One UI 9 Beta 1. The feature uses gyroscope data and cropping to keep recorded footage level even as the phone is rotated or flipped during recording. The beta, which also brings Android 17, has begun rolling out in South Korea, the UK, and India.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-09-01
Samsung is broadening its One UI 9 beta program beyond the Galaxy S25 series to include the Galaxy Z Fold 7, Flip 7, and S25 FE. The beta will roll out in India, Korea, the UK, and the US through the Samsung Members app, though the Galaxy S25 Edge appears excluded from this wave.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-09-01
Samsung has rolled out the eighth One UI 9 beta update for the Galaxy S26 lineup, starting with the Galaxy S26 Ultra in South Korea. The 513MB Android 17-based update carries firmware ending in ZZHM and the August 5, 2026 security patch, with the changelog citing only stabilization fixes for device operation. It arrives alongside the first One UI 9 beta for the Galaxy S25 series.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-09-01
Samsung has begun rolling out the first One UI 9 beta update to the Galaxy S25 lineup, following months of testing limited to the Galaxy S26 series. The update, roughly 3,862MB with firmware DZHK, brings Android 17 and the August 5, 2026 security patch, and is currently available in South Korea, the UK, and India, including on the Galaxy S25 FE.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-09-01
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