As its rollout expands, Samsung is now bringing its Android 17-based One UI 9 update to the Galaxy S24 series as well as older foldables like the Galaxy Z Fold 6.
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The floodgates are open. After a delay and staggered starts, Samsung is widely rolling out its Android 17-based One UI 9 update for Galaxy S26 users around the globe, and they’re not alone.
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After a lengthy delay, Samsung is finally rolling out its Android 17-based One UI 9 update for Galaxy S26 users in the US more broadly.
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After a slight delay, Samsung is rolling out its Android 17-based One UI 9 update to Galaxy S26 owners in the US, though not to everyone just yet.
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After months in beta, Samsung is now rolling out One UI 9, based on Android 17, to select Galaxy devices.
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Samsung is expanding its Android 17 / One UI 9 beta program to several new Galaxy smartphones this month, signaling that the stable release isn’t too far away.
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Samsung is readying a custom widget tool in an early version of One UI 9.5, similar to what Google announced earlier this year.
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Live on the Galaxy Z Fold 8 series and presumably coming to more devices when Android 17 / One UI 9 rolls out more broadly, Samsung is showing off a new “Warranty and Care” menu that makes it a whole lot easier to deal with repairs and warranty claims on your Galaxy device.
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As a part of its next major update, Samsung Galaxy phones are adding a dedicated Google Search bar on the bottom of the homescreen, just like Pixel phones.
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Following the changes Google has made in Android 17, Samsung’s next major One UI update also implements much stricter lockdown restrictions, including permanently locking a Galaxy device after 13 failed unlock attempts.
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Samsung’s upcoming One UI 9 update, based on Android 17, is set to also launch some powerful new homescreen customization options, and early screenshots show off what’s coming.
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Samsung has removed the “lockdown” option from One UI 9’s power menu. The security feature now activates automatically, whether you want it to or not.
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Samsung is rolling out the first beta update for One UI 9 which, for Galaxy devices, will bring Android 17 under the hood, and the changelog reveals that not much is actually going on here – at least not yet.
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Samsung will officially launch One UI 9, its Android 17 build, in beta for Galaxy S26 devices later this week.
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Samsung is still working on One UI 9 ahead of a planned launch later this summer. With a fresh leaked build, we’re getting a better glimpse at two features coming to your phone with this update.
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Google appears to be working on a new tap-based gesture for Quick Share that utilizes NFC to trigger file sharing, with the new feature having appeared in a leaked build of Samsung’s Android 17 update, One UI 9.
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As the dust settles behind the Galaxy S26 launch, One UI 9 has reportedly already been spotted in a new leak. The upgrade would replace Samsung’s current One UI 8.5 build.
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