Galaxy S25 One UI 8.5 release imminent as changelog leaks

Android 16-based One UI 8.5 debuted on the Galaxy S26 series earlier this year, and Samsung’s been hard at work since getting its latest Android update ready for older models. Earlier this week, the S25 series got its 10th One UI 8.5 beta build, a chunky update that included a number of bugfixes. We’re expecting the stable version to roll out in the coming weeks — and now, we’ve seen what it’ll bring to the Galaxy S25.

Prolific Samsung tipster Tarun Vats has shared screenshots on X that he says represent the changelog for stable One UI 8.5 on the Galaxy S25 series. The purported changelog itself doesn’t include any surprises, but that it exists at all does seem like additional evidence a stable release could be around the corner.

We’ve already seen One UI 8.5, and this latest changelog doesn’t change anything we know about it. The bulleted list highlights upgrades like 8.5’s visual overhaul (“a more refined and sophisticated design”), camera tweaks, an improved Bixby experience, and of course, a bunch of AI tools.

A lot of the changelog is dedicated to Galaxy AI features, particularly ones that allow for image manipulation. One UI 8.5 will bring options to edit photos with text prompts and copy objects from one photo to another, as well as an app drawer shortcut to Creative Studio, which lets users prompt Samsung’s AI to synthesize custom wallpapers and stickers. It also highlights call screening using Bixby Text Call — a feature already available on S25 without One UI 8.5. It’s not immediately clear what difference the update will make there.

Previous leaks point to One UI 8.5 stable hitting Galaxy S25 phones in Korea by the end of the month, with other regions to follow as soon as the week after.