A One UI 9.5 beta build, firmware S948BXXU6ZZK3, has appeared on Samsung's Korean and US update servers for the Galaxy S26 Ultra, a step that usually precedes open registration. Samsung hasn't confirmed a date, but its prior point-five update opened testing on December 8, 2025. Enrollment, once live, will go through the Samsung Members app and will likely be limited to six countries: Germany, India, Poland, South Korea, the UK and the US.
engadget.com
· 2026-11-08
Samsung will take its Community forum offline for 72 hours starting October 30 at 5 AM ET to perform a major platform overhaul, returning November 2. During the outage, users will still be able to read existing posts via the web, but drafts, direct messages, bookmarks, and subscriptions will not carry over to the new version.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-10-27
Samsung devices running Android 12 or later include a Phone Diagnostics tool under Settings > Device care > Diagnostics, letting users test individual hardware components or run all checks at once. The same diagnostics suite is also accessible through the Samsung Members app. A test run on a Galaxy S26 Ultra produced 22 separate checks covering the phone's hardware.
engadget.com
· 2026-09-26
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