What that you must know
- Samsung has reportedly began rolling out One UI 9 Beta 4 (Android 17) to the Galaxy S26 sequence abroad.
- The beta carries a ~1.25GB obtain with principally bug fixes forward of a hopeful launch for present and past-gen gadgets.
- Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked is developing subsequent week (July 22), and the corporate is predicted to debut new foldables and watches.
Android 17’s been out for a couple of weeks now, and Samsung is constant to work on its model for Galaxy telephones.
Earlier this morning (July 14), SamMobile noticed the Korean OEM rolling out the following model of its Android 17 beta. One UI 9 Beta 4 is rolling out for the Galaxy S26 sequence; nonetheless, the publication reviews it is solely been noticed in India. The patch is ~1.25GB and carries the July 2026 safety replace for the S26 sequence. Thus far, evidently Samsung is extra centered on fixing a handful of issues its present flagship sequence has skilled.
One concern impacts the Galaxy S26 Extremely. Samsung states it is rolling out a repair for the Privateness Show routine. Whereas this routine is operating, the changelog states it will “not function usually” when customers flip it on/off within the Fast Panel or Settings. One other concern hampered Galaxy S26 avid gamers.
It says that the navigation bar would disappear beneath “sure situations” whereas gaming. This needs to be fastened, alongside a Bluetooth drawback. Samsung says an issue crippling its “Bluetooth audio media quantity” when connecting to a car needs to be solved in Beta 4.
The next fixes are additionally included:
- Mounted a problem the place timer notification numbers are lower off or the Ul is unstable in Stay notification
- Improved Ul efficiency points that happen when opening and shutting the Fast Panel
- Improved a problem the place the clock measurement seems irregular when rotating the lock display screen horizontally/vertically
One UI 9 launch quickly?
Android Central’s Take
Very like Google, Samsung’s been pace operating its growth for One UI 9 (Android 17). I hope we do not run into any main points that considerably delay this replace. All of us keep in mind the trials and tribulations we went via for One UI 8.5 on its past-gen telephones. Unpacked is quickly, and I am hoping to listen to one thing about its subsequent main OS.
Samsung has been in line with its beta, rolling updates for it at a near-monthly cadence. Mid-June is once we obtained Beta 3, which was additionally over a gigabyte in measurement. The patch was out there early in a number of abroad areas, much like what we have with Beta 4. Nonetheless, that ought to start to alter. However, Beta 3 introduced a number of fixes, reminiscent of an answer to a rebooting concern that plagued the S26 sequence throughout video streaming.
A spotlight accuracy at 30x zoom was included, in addition to a white display screen throughout calls.
Samsung’s subsequent wave of merchandise is on the best way, and there is a likelihood One UI 9 is on the horizon, too. We’re anticipating the same old suspects: the Galaxy Z Flip 8 and Fold 8. There’s additionally been hype round a Huge Fold 8, which we may see throughout this summer season’s Unpacked, alongside Samsung’s new smartwatches.
